copybook
Penmanship practice pages
A copybook is a book of handwriting models for students to imitate, with blank space for practice.
The word survives mainly in the phrase blot one's copybook, meaning to damage one's reputation through a mistake or misdeed—as ink blots would mar a student's careful penmanship.
As an adjective, copybook describes something conventional or textbook-perfect: a copybook example of good technique.
Place of instruction
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- classroomEducational instruction space
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- lessonUnit of teaching
exercise · practice · learning · instruction · literacy · teaching · drill · repetition
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- scriptWritten words for performance
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- neatnessState of being tidy
legibility · precision · uniformity · consistency · ink · nib · lettering · stroke
Without any flaw
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- idealStandard of perfection
model · unblemished · orthodox · conventional · proper · correct · standard · predictable
Representation or paradigm
- exampleRepresentative case shown
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- guideLeader or instruction book
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
standard · exemplar · specimen · ideal · format · outline · sample · reference
Old valued collectible
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- VictorianOf a prim era
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
historical · bygone · heritage · traditional · quaint · Edwardian · schoolhouse · slate
school
Place of instruction
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- classroomEducational instruction space
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
lesson · exercise · practice · learning · instruction · literacy · teaching · drill · repetition · tracing
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- scriptWritten words for performance
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
neatness · legibility · precision · uniformity · consistency · ink · nib · lettering · stroke · spacing
perfect
Without any flaw
ideal · model · unblemished · orthodox · conventional · proper · correct · standard · predictable · unoriginal
model
Representation or paradigm
- exampleRepresentative case shown
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- guideLeader or instruction book
prototype · standard · exemplar · specimen · ideal · format · outline · sample · reference · imitation
antique
Old valued collectible
old-fashioned · historical · bygone · heritage · traditional · quaint · Edwardian · schoolhouse · slate · inkwell
- educational textstextbook, workbook, handbook, manual, study guide
- Literacy ToolsABC books, alphabet blocks, alphabet chart, alphabet poster, alphabet puzzle
- notebooksnotebook, notepad, spiral notebook, pocket notebook, field notebook
- schoolhousechalkboard, blackboard, desk, desks, chalk
- COBOLADD, paragraph, section, STRING
- Mainframesmainframe, COBOL, batch processing, Big Blue, IBM
copybookoriginal
First or inventive
innovative · unconventional · creative · unorthodox · inventive