copperplate

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
2. (countable, uncountable) A print made from such a plate.
3. (countable, uncountable) A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.

Verb

To engrave on and print from a copperplate.

Synonyms

copperplate engraving

copperplate hand

copperplate handwriting

copper

neat handwriting

etching

copper engraving

engraving

Translations

Kupferstich

grabado en cobre

πλαξ χαλκογραφική

χαλκογραφία

χαλκογραφική πλάκα

cuivrer

verkoperen

koperdruk

kopergravure

talho-doce

verkupfern

Etymology

From copper + plate.
For the plate used for engraving: in the 1660s.
As a term for the printed product: from 1817.
Of the especially clear writing used in such prints: from the 1820s.
Use as a verb (the past participle copperplated) is from 1822.