·noun Copyhold; tenure; lease.
II. Copy ·noun An abundance or plenty of anything.
III. Copy ·vi To make a copy or copies; to Imitate.
IV. Copy ·vi To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.
V. Copy ·noun To Imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
VI. Copy ·noun Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
VII. Copy ·noun A writing paper of a particular size. ·same·as Bastard. ·see under Paper.
VIII. Copy ·noun An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.
IX. Copy ·noun 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.
X. Copy ·noun That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
XI. Copy ·noun 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.