COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does copperplate engraving mean? 

• COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING (noun)
  The noun COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING has 1 sense:

1. an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

  Familiarity information: COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

copperplate; copperplate engraving

Hypernyms ("copperplate engraving" is a kind of...):

engraving (a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved)