\Cli`ch['e]"\, n. [F. clich['e], from clicher to
stereotype.]
A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament,
or lettering, in relief.

{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.