stereotype
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a conventional or formulaic conception or image“regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding”
Verb (1)
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype“I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European”Synonyms: pigeonholestamp
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
1.To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible. [1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. [1913 Webster]
Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions.— Duke of Argyll (1887).[1913 Webster]