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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