Copperplate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copperplate \Cop"per*plate`\ (k[o^]p"p[~e]r*pl[=a]t`), n.
     (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing
         is engraved.
     (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate.
         [1913 Webster]
  


     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Copperplate press}. See {Plate press}, under {Plate}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  copperplate
       n 1: a fine 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