'Stereotype block' definitions:

Definition of 'Stereotype block'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them. [1913 Webster]
  • Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing. [1913 Webster]