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单词 copperplate
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copperplate in British English

(ˈkɒpəˌpleɪt)
noun
1. 
a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved
2. 
a print taken from such a plate
3. 
a fine handwriting based upon that used on copperplate engravings

copperplate in American English

(ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt)
noun
1. 
a flat piece of copper etched or engraved for printing
2. 
a print made from this
3. 
a printing or engraving process using copperplate
4.  Calligraphy
a graceful style of handwriting, patterned after copperplate etchings

Examples of 'copperplate' in a sentence
copperplate

The pages were covered with calculations and a tight, copperplate script.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
What was written on the sheets similarly ran the gamut: from perfect copperplate to a chaotic scrawl.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
Or to see the spidery uneven writing where a few years ago there would have been the sort of copperplate you could eat your dinner off.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2001)
Once, without comment, her copperplate handwriting recorded that bail had been provided on a vagrancy charge near Houston.
Laurie R. King FOLLY (2001)
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