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COPPERPLATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
Synonyms:
copperplate; copperplate engraving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("copperplate" is a kind of...):
engraving (a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A print made from an engraved copperplate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("copperplate" is a kind of...):
print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("copperplate" is a kind of...):
cursive; cursive script; longhand; running hand (rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb copperplate
