copperplate engraving

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copperplate engraving [′käp·ər‚plāt in′grāv·iŋ]

(graphic arts)

A thin, rigid plate of copper, with the lines of a picture cut, or engraved, into it, used for printing purposes; it is inked over, the ink is removed so that it is retained only in the engraved lines, and the plate is placed in a handpress where ink is transferred from engraved lines to overlying paper.

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