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.
I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. --Shak.
Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. --Stewart.
Copy \Cop"y\ (k[o^]p"[y^]), n.; pl. {Copies} (-[i^]z). [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.]
She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus. --B. Jonson.
2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.
I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original. --Denham.
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.
4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters. --Holder.
5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as {Bastard}. See under {Paper}.
7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] --Shak.
{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.
Copy \Cop"y\, v. i. 1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate.
2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.
Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things. --Dryden.
The bill gained approval in a 175-15 vote after deputies argued that to delay its passage might lead more republics to copy Lithuania's March 11 declaration of independence.
For repeats of AP copy, the Service Desk can be reached at (212) 621-1595 or 1596.
After a St. Petersburg Times reporter read an account of Greenway's statements and asked for a copy, Assistant State Attorney Marie King removed it from the packet, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
The farmer who found the camera turned it over to Michigan State Police, who developed the film and sent a copy to Chicago police.
HGP-30 is a synthetic copy of a protein that is part of the internal structure of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Lord Nicholas Bethell, a British member of the European Parliament, turned over a copy of the list to officials of the insurgents' Afghan government-in-exile in Pakistan.
In emergencies, a fax machine can be used to make a copy.
I don't think it's our error, though." Neither the boy nor his family has a copy of his birth certificate.
So I wasn't looking forward to sitting through four discs of Barbra, even if it was a "spectacular musical autobiography" (as the ad copy puts it), spanning three decades with "a sneak preview of things to come." I was wrong.
In other developments, a law firm appointed official receivers of Robert Maxwell's estate said it had obtained a copy of his will.
For his party trick, Simon Willcock will copy your credit cards.
Bandar Log printed 284 copies in 1902 to sell at $5. Mr. Robertson paid $300 for his copy in 1982.
You can copy someone else's - but get in fast and do it slightly better.
Clegg joined the Globe in 1978 as a copy editor.
The game would die if grandmasters could simply copy from the computer by rote all the best opening variations and responses.
Lotus argued that competitors were trying to copy the program's "look and feel" _ the actual keyboard commands and images used in the program.
The weekly trade newspaper obtained a copy of the list, which has not been publicly released.
Arrington released a copy of a Nov. 23 letter from Donaldson to Moussalem that offered favorable consideration of his criminal charges in exchange for his cooperation and immunity for any acts he committed under federal direction.
He then moved to a wooden table, and with his hand on a red-bound copy of the Soviet Constitution, took the first presidential oath of ffice.
In between, Atwater would sprinkle anecdotes about politicians he has helped and opposed, according to an outline dated Sept. 4. The State newspaper obtained a copy and reported on it Friday.
The Post reported that unidentified White House officials said Vice President George Bush would have been given a copy of or would have had access to the findings.
"That is why a copy of the Statue of Liberty was raised in Tiananmen Square," he said, referring to the pro-democracy demonstrations crushed by Chinese troops in Beijing last year.
The club's acting manager, Joyce Cirimelli, said she has posted a copy of the judge's ruling in the pool area and a notice saying that members who want to swim must wear bathing suits, but many men are still swimming in the buff.
"There is an appetite driven by `Robocop,' `Gremlins' and `48 HRS.' for a distinctive offering _ a film that is neither a sequel nor a generic copy," said Tom Rothman, Goldwyn's head of worldwide production.
You'll strike out, however, if you call the high school hoping to snag a copy, which features the New York Yankees first baseman.
The competitors did not copy the mechanics of the Costimator software but duplicated its on-screen appearance, what is commonly called the "look and feel" of the program.
Despite the success, lawmakers stressed that the stealth bomber, which at about $500 million a copy is the most expensive plane in history, looms large on the radar screen of the budget-conscious Congress.
This book would have taken a long time to copy and would have cost a lot." Gabra said the book has immense historical value, epecially because it was found in a grave and did not arrive via antiquities smugglers.
Nancy Currier, vice president of the Transport Workers Union local representing Eastern flight attendants, said Eastern management had told the union a copy of the agreement would be sent to the unions later.
A copy of his remarks was obtained by The Associated Press.