Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COP'Y, v.t.

1. To write, print or engrave, according to an original; to form a like work or composition by writing, printing or engraving; to transcribe; often followed by out, but the use is not elegant. The men of Hezekiah copied certain proverbs of Solomon.
2. To paint or draw according to an original.
3. To form according to a model, as in architecture.
4. To imitate or attempt to resemble; to follow an original or pattern, in manners or course of life. Copy the Savior in his humility and obedience.