01 n. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
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1.
A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
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2.
a trite or obvious remark.
Phrases & compounds
Cliché casting —
a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.
Syn.
platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.