Stereotype \Ste"re*o*type\, n. [Stereo- + -type: cf. F.
st['e]r['e]otype.]
1. A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of
an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically,
a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.
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Note: A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting
movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a
cast is taken in plaster of Paris, paper pulp, or the
like, and upon this cast melted type metal is poured,
which, when hardened, makes a solid page or column,
from which the impression is taken as from type.
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2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing
work by means of them.
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Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a
stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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88 Moby Thesaurus words for "stereotype":
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characteristic, confirm, creature of habit, custom, damp, deep-dye,
define, duplicate plate, electrotype, embed, engraft, engrave,
entrench, equalize, equilibrize, establish, etch, even, fix,
flatten, force of habit, found, ground, habit, habit pattern,
habitude, harmonize, homogenize, impact, implant, impress, imprint,
infix, ingrain, inscribe, jam, keyboard, level, linotype,
locked-up page, lodge, make uniform, monotype, normalize, pack,
palaeotype, pattern, peculiarity, plant, plastic plate, plate,
practice, praxis, print, printing plate, printing surface,
regularize, regulate, root, rubber plate, seat, second nature, set,
set in, settle, smooth, stabilize, stamp, standardize,
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uniformize, usage, use, way, wedge, wont, zincograph, zincotype
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Stereotype \Ste"re*o*type\, n. [Stereo- + -type: cf. F.
st['e]r['e]otype.]
1. A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of
an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically,
a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.
Note: A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting
movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a
cast is taken in plaster of Paris, paper pulp, or the
like, and upon this cast melted type metal is poured,
which, when hardened, makes a solid page or column,
from which the impression is taken as from type.
2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing
work by means of them.
Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a
stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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