Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: copperplate  'kó-pu(r),pleyt
  1. A graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
     
  2. A print made from an engraved copperplate
     
  3. An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
    - copperplate engraving

Derived forms: copperplates

Type of: cursive, cursive script, engraving, longhand, print, running hand

Encyclopedia: Copperplate

Nearest

copper pyrites
copper rockfish
copper sulfate
copper sulphate
copperas
copper-base alloy
copper-bottom
copper-bottomed
copperhead
copper-nickel
copperplate
copperplate engraving
copper's nark
coppersmith
copperware
coppery
coppice
Coppola
copra
copra oil
Coprinaceae