copperplate engraving

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

   Synonymscopperplate

   Broaderengraving

Questions about copperplate engraving

What does copperplate engraving mean?

copperplate engraving means "an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved".

What is another word for copperplate engraving?

Close synonyms include copperplate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is copperplate engraving a common word?

copperplate engraving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.