copperplate
/ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/
noun 3verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
2
A print made from such a plate.
3
A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
1999. Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 36 (2001 Perennial paperback edition). The village school was a fine school […] He learned his reading and had a fair copperplate hand.
verb
1
To engrave on and print from a copperplate.
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