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copperplate

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  1. 1. n. A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An impression on paper taken from such a plate. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a print made from an engraved copperplate Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved Source: wordnet
  6. 6. (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved. (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate. 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. Copperplate press. See Plate press, under Plate. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings n. a print made from an engraved copperplate n. an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved Source: ecdict

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