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Meaning of copperplate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkɑpərˌpleɪt

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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