copperplate

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Recent Examples of copperplate The resulting copperplate is dated July 4, 1823. Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020 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
Noun
  • To handwrite letters or spell words in print or cursive, students need to commit multiple aspects of each letter to memory.
    Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • Countless documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were originally written in cursive.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Especially lovely is the Argos Inn, an 1831 mansion with Dalí prints and two cocktail bars; discerning oenophiles will also love the design-forward Lake House on Canandaigua, which opened in 2020 on the site of a former motel with a spa and outdoor barrel saunas.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • Wiggle prints and blindingly bright colors to the Canadian designer’s distinctive footwear styles.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • In order to date the scrolls, the model analyzed each one's handwriting style.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Cursive penmanship has been kicked to the curb in the past two decades by technology that favors keyboards over paper and pen.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • Mathurin, competitive as ever, wants to be the best at everything, even penmanship.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Alcaraz broke the Italian twice, winning the set with an incredible backhand flick from what looked like an irretrievable position and cupping his ear.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Attacking her backhand also sent out a message that Świątek didn’t fear her opponent’s biggest strength.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • India was a collage of states, each the size of a large European country, with languages, scripts and literatures of its own.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
  • To flip the script, more young people must be able to identify and access the skills to participate in a digital and green economy.
    Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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