Schablone.
template, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)
Meaning & usage
template, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)
template, pattern, mould (generic model which other objects are based on or derived from)
an unoriginal, clichéd way of doing something, cookie-cutter approach
Where this word comes from
18th century, from Low German Schablun, Schabbelun, from Middle Low German schaplūn, earlier schampeliōn (“pattern, shape, model”), from Middle Dutch schampelioen, from Middle French eschantillon, from Old French eschandillon (“standard”), from Vulgar Latin *scandiculum, derived from Latin scandula (“shingle”). Compare modern French échantillon.
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