'Copperplate' definitions:
Definition of 'copperplate'
(from WordNet)
noun
A graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
noun
A print made from an engraved copperplate
noun
An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved [syn: copperplate, copperplate engraving]
Definition of 'Copperplate'
From: GCIDE
- Copperplate \Cop"per*plate`\ (k[o^]p"p[~e]r*pl[=a]t`), n. (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In printing from a copper- or steel plate the lines are filled with ink, the surface of the plate is wiped clean, the paper laid upon it, and the impression taken by pressing it under the roller of a plate press. [1913 Webster]
- Copperplate press. See Plate press, under Plate. [1913 Webster]