Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Copperplate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
a print made from an engraved copperplate
an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
A copper plate, either etched or engraved, to make a recessed pattern.
To engrave on and print from a copperplate.