copperplate

noun

Definition of copperplatenext
as in cursive

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Recent Examples of copperplate National Archives and Records Administration The exhibit features a number of historic papers, including an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence, printed from a copperplate of the original. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 For this work, the artist used a scraper on copperplate with determined strength, creating a print with a range of tone similar to watercolor. — Peter Saenger, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021 Those include open studio time every Monday afternoon, as well as copperplate etching with a master printmaker; monotype etching classes; drawing from the south; oil and watercolor painting classes; and Leonardo's Legacy classes. — Sheila D. Grissett, NOLA.com, 17 Jan. 2021 Small wooden doors with the owners’ names painted in copperplate. — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018 In Rothenburg, Germany, appreciate the printmakers selling etchings made with the same copperplate techniques that artist Albrecht Duerer used 500 years ago. — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copperplate
  1. cursive
  2. print
  3. handwriting
  4. penmanship
  5. backhand
  6. script
Noun
  • The letters from Mexico arrived on graph paper, in a tight cursive that the South African students had never seen before.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The day after Morrison and the children assaulted her son, the boy’s mother walked into the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office to write out a report in neat, looping cursive.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026
Definition of cursive
Noun
  • Choose from bright red, turquoise, and purple to style with neutrals and animal prints alike.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The linocut print depicts women and children frolicking together by the shoreline.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of print
Noun
  • According to a Meta news release, the team explored hundreds of designs, from all-caps to literal handwriting.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of handwriting
Noun
  • But while in his penmanship, the recipe still has her hands all over it.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Many pointed to an episode from the month prior, where a response from contestant Sadie Goldberger was not accepted because of her penmanship.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of penmanship
Noun
  • Bregman pulled a 95 mph fastball into the hole, but Witt made a terrific backhand grab to corral the baseball.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Joint pain — another check mark on your menopause symptom bingo card — started flaring in her wrists, making her backhand go haywire.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 July 2026
Definition of backhand
Noun
  • It’s left to the audience to infer exactly what has transpired between them, but largely through omission, Wright’s script effectively articulates the burden of mental illness on family members.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Massachusetts is an outlier because it's flipped from the usual script.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of script

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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