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copperplates

copperplates is the plural of copperplate.

Meaning of copperplate

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.

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Questions about copperplates

What is copperplates the plural of?
Copperplates is the plural of copperplate.

Words near copperplates in the dictionary

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

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