clich['e] casting

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clich['e] casting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clich'e \Cli`ch['e]"\, n. [F. clich['e], from clicher to
     stereotype.]
     1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of
        ornament, or lettering, in relief.
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     2. a trite or obvious remark.
  
     Syn: platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Clich['e] 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.
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