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.
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   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.
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   Copperplate press. See Plate press, under Plate.
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	copperplate
    n 1: a graceful 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 [syn: copperplate, copperplate
       engraving]