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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n. From Copy, v.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)