copperplate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
  2. noun a print made from an engraved copperplate
  3. noun an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
    copperplate engraving.

WordNet


Cop"per*plate noun
Definitions
  1. (Printing)(a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913