单词 | copperplate |
释义 | copperplatecop·per·plate /ˈkɒpəpleɪt $ ˈkɑːpər-/ noun [uncountableU] 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〕 Examples from the Corpus copperplate• We 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. |
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