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
  • Wiggle prints and blindingly bright colors to the Canadian designer’s distinctive footwear styles.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In the wake of that decision, the Louisiana legislature, after losing before multiple courts, saw the handwriting on the wall and drew a new map that provided for a second majority-Black district.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 June 2025
  • Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 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
  • 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
  • The American showed everything that is great about her game against Sabalenka: Her booming backhand drawing gasps from the Centre Court crowd who started to fall in love with the youngster.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Weddings, in my experience, tend to follow a similar script.
    Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025
  • Download exact scripts to diplomatically say no at work here.
    Melody Wilding, CNBC, 6 July 2025

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“Copperplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copperplate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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