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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Copy \Cop"y\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, noun]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Copying \Cop"y*ing\, adjective & 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
copying
noun: an act of copying
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