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
  • Countless documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, were originally written in cursive.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • The personalized dish is made from ceramic and is designed with the school logo of your choice, a name written in cursive, and the graduating class year.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The brand's one-pieces and bikinis are vibrant and fun, with a rainbow of colors and whimsical prints that are far more unique and surprising than your classic pieces.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 June 2025
  • In typical Vivienne Westwood fashion, the collection will play with light fabrics and an array of colors and prints.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The class broke down into groups, each focusing on a different aspect of White’s story: For instance, one group attempted a handwriting analysis, while another searched for records of White during his enslavement in Maryland.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • In other words, the historical record seems as illegible as my own prehistoric handwriting.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Mathurin, competitive as ever, wants to be the best at everything, even penmanship.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Beautiful penmanship, without necessarily writing skills to match.
    Bob Mondello, NPR, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • In the final game, the American survived a break point and, after Sabalenka’s backhand return dropped wide, secured her second grand slam title.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • Later, a Gauff backhand winner, on the run, sent the set into a tiebreaker, where Sabalenka did prevail.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • What struck me about the script, there was very little information given to you.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 24 June 2025
  • Three script development picks, from 478 submissions, are Black Star Angel from Armenia’s Christine Haroutounian, the Philippines’ Heaven Help Us! from Eve Baswell and New Life from China’s Yingtong Li.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 June 2025

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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