n.; pl. Copies /plu>. [ F. copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See Opulent, and cf. Copious. ] 1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Copy book, a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate. --
Examined copies (Law), those which have been compared with the originals. --
Exemplified copies, those which are attested under seal of a court. --
Certified copies or
Office copies, those which are made or attested by officers having charge of the originals, and authorized to give copies officially. Abbot.

Syn. -- Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Copied p. pr. & vb. n. Copying. ] [ Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n. ] 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off. [ 1913 Webster ]

I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
Syn. -- imitator, ape, aper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Copier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or drawing; -- made obsolete by later developments in copying technology; see xerography. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The writing or drawing is made with aniline ink on paper, and a reverse copy transfered by pressure to a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin. A large number of transcripts can be taken while the ink is fresh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Various names have been given to the process [ the gelatin copying process ], some of them acceptable and others absurd; hectograph, polygraph, copygraph, lithogram, etc. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eng. Law) (a) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. Blackstone. (b) Land held in copyhold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Copyholds do not exist in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Eng. Law) One possessed of land in copyhold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (print.) (a) A device for holding copy for a compositor. (b) One who reads copy to a proof reader. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. From Copy, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Copying ink. See under Ink. --
Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of letters, etc., in a copying press. --
Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink. [ 1913 Webster ]