From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
From Copy, v.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Copy \Cop"y\, 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.
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I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
--Shak.
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Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.
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2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
course of life.
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We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
--Stewart.
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