'Clich'e casting' definitions:

Definition of 'Clich'e casting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]