Get to know Copperplate better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like longhand or cursive.
Copperplate meaning
- A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
- A print made from such a plate.
- A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
Synonyms of Copperplate
Using Copperplate
- The main meaning on this page is: A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern. | A print made from such a plate. | A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand.
- Useful related words include: longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script.
- In the example corpus, copperplate often appears in combinations such as: copperplate by, copperplate script.
Context around Copperplate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Copperplate
- In this selection, "copperplate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, producing, script and handwriting stand out and add context to how "copperplate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include copperplate by frans and e g copperplate script and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "copperplate" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with copperplate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Copperplate by Frans Hogenberg around 1570–80. (7 words)
The teaching was erratic, the curriculum mostly focused, Wells later said, on producing copperplate handwriting and doing the sort of sums useful to tradesmen. (24 words)
Copperplate by Frans Hogenberg seeAlso After Gustav Vasa's siege of Stockholm, he restored the privileges of the city which was beneficiary to the burghers of the city. (28 words)
It was much later, in the 1600s, with the increased popularity of writing, especially in the copperplate script promoted by the many printed manuals available from the 'Writing Masters,' that quills became more pointed and flexible. (36 words)
Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script ). (34 words)
Copperplate by Frans Hogenberg seeAlso After Gustav Vasa's siege of Stockholm, he restored the privileges of the city which was beneficiary to the burghers of the city. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
Copperplate by Frans Hogenberg around 1570–80.
Copperplate by Frans Hogenberg seeAlso After Gustav Vasa's siege of Stockholm, he restored the privileges of the city which was beneficiary to the burghers of the city.
Fountain pens dating from the first half of the 20th century are more likely to have flexible nibs, suited to the favored handwriting styles of the period (e.g. Copperplate script and Spencerian script ).
It was much later, in the 1600s, with the increased popularity of writing, especially in the copperplate script promoted by the many printed manuals available from the 'Writing Masters,' that quills became more pointed and flexible.
The teaching was erratic, the curriculum mostly focused, Wells later said, on producing copperplate handwriting and doing the sort of sums useful to tradesmen.
Common combinations with copperplate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- copperplate by 2×
- copperplate script 2×