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copperplate

/ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/

copperplate noun: a copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.

Noun

copperplate (countable and uncountable, plural copperplates)

  1. A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
  2. A print made from such a plate.
  3. A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
    • 1999. Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 36 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
      The village school was a fine school […] He learned his reading and had a fair copperplate hand.

Verb

copperplate (third-person singular simple present copperplates, present participle copperplating, simple past and past participle copperplated)

  1. To engrave on and print from a copperplate.

copperplate meaning in Tamil

copperplate in Tamil

ஒரு வகையான அழகான கையெழுத்து

Forms of copperplate

Noun
pluralcopperplates
Verb
third-person singular presentcopperplates
present participlecopperplating
past participlecopperplated
pastcopperplated

Origin of copperplate

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.

Questions about copperplate

What does copperplate mean?
Copperplate means a copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
What is copperplate in Tamil?
Copperplate in Tamil is ஒரு வகையான அழகான கையெழுத்து. See Copperplate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is copperplate?
Copperplate can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce copperplate?
Copperplate is pronounced /ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of copperplate?
The plural of copperplate is copperplates.

Words near copperplate in the dictionary

  1. Copperman
  2. coppern
  3. Copperopolis
  4. copperose
  5. copperous
  6. copperplate
  7. copperplated
  8. copperplates
  9. copperplating
  10. copperpod
  11. copperpods

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Adapted from Wiktionary: copperplate (page history and authors); copperplate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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