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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: copperplate n 1: a fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings 2: a print made from a copperplate engraving 3: a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
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