- a shape with a sharp edge for cutting individual biscuits from a sheet of dough
- resembling many others of the same kind: a row of cookie-cutter houses
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cook′ie cut′ter,
cook•ie-cut•ter (kŏŏk′ē kut′ər),USA pronunciation adj.
- a device, usually of metal, for cutting shaped forms, as circles or stars, for cookies from dough that has been rolled flat.
- 1900–05, American.
cook•ie-cut•ter (kŏŏk′ē kut′ər),USA pronunciation adj.
- having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind;
identical:rows of cookie-cutter houses. - lacking individuality;
stereotyped or formulaic:a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters.
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cookie-cutter n
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