copperplate

[ kop-er-pleyt ]

/ ˈkɒp ərˌpleɪt /

a plate of polished copper on which a writing, picture, or design is made by engraving or etching.

a print or impression from such a plate.

engraving or printing of this kind.

a fine, elegant style of handwriting.

Origin of copperplate

First recorded in 1655–65; copper¹ + plate¹

But Mr. Cowen's scrawl was crowquill-work and copperplate compared with its next-door neighbour.

Seeing and Hearing |George W. E. Russell
His cabalistic 'R. Menzies' does not greatly resemble a well-executed specimen of copperplate engraving.

Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3 |Various
In its application to lithography the following are the only requisites for copperplate transfer printing.

Practical Lithography |Alfred Seymour
He was originally destined for a copperplate engraver, to which art he served an apprenticeship.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell

Its antiquity is proved by the evidence of copperplate grants to have been known as early as the 5th century.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various

copperplate

/ (ˈkɒpəˌpleɪt) /

a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved

a print taken from such a plate

a fine handwriting based upon that used on copperplate engravings