<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc.</li><li>Journalism: syndicated or ready-to-print copy, used especially by weekly newspapers</li><li>trite, hackneyed writing</li><li>the detailed standard wording of a contract, warranty, etc.</li><li>Informal: phrases or units of text used repeatedly, as in correspondence produced by a word-processing system</li><li>frozen, crusty, hard-packed snow, often with icy patches</li></ul>