stereotype
(noun) a conventional or formulaic conception or image; “regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding”
pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp
(verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; “I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stereotype (countable and uncountable, plural stereotypes)
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).
(psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
(computing, UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.
stereotype (third-person singular simple present stereotypes, present participle stereotyping, simple past and past participle stereotyped)
(transitive) To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
(transitive) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.
(transitive) To print from a stereotype.
(transitive, figurative) To make firm or permanent; to fix.
Source: Wiktionary
Ste"re*o*type, n. Etym: [Stereo- + -type: cf. F. stéréotype.]
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.
Ste"re*o*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stereotyping.] Etym: [Cf. F. stéréotyper.]
1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix. Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. Duke of Argyll (1887).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
