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copperplate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cop·per·plate /ˈkɒpəpleɪt $ ˈkɑːpər-/ noun [uncountable]  WRITEneat regular curving handwriting with the letters all joined together in a very specific style, used especially in the past 圆形草体,铜版体〔西文字母的一种手写体,字体工整,笔画倾斜弯曲,字母互相连接,尤用于过去〕
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copperplateWe learned a copperplate at my convent, with elaborate curlicues of capitals I have not seen in any other calligraphy.It was not a long letter, written in an old-fashioned copperplate hand.Under the same date, neatly inscribed in copperplate writing with sepia ink, was the name Sarah Byrne.They learn for a day the art of copperplate handwriting on slates.A dozen names - once repeated slowly by the Registrar and written down in steady copperplate.
cop·per·plate nounChineseSyllable
joined handwriting the letters Corpus neat together with all curving regular


copperplate
copperplate /ˈkɒpəpleɪt $ ˈkɑːpər-/ noun [uncountable]
neat regular curving handwriting with the letters all joined together in a very specific style, used especially in the past


cop·per·plateBrE /ˈkɒpəpleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːpərpleɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a neat old-fashioned way of writing with sloping letters joined together 铜版体(老式书写体,笔画工整倾斜、相互连接);工整的手写体