pattern
noun
- a person or thing considered worthy of imitation or copying
- a model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of which material is cut for assembly into the finished article: a dress pattern
- the full-scale model used in making a sand mold for casting metal
- something representing a class or type; example; sample
- an arrangement of form; disposition of parts or elements; design: wallpaper patterns, the pattern of a novel
- a regular, mainly unvarying way of acting or doing: behavior patterns
- a predictable or prescribed route, movement, etc.: traffic pattern, landing pattern
- grouping or distribution, as of a number of bullets fired at a mark
- something, as a diagram, showing such distribution
- ☆ Now Rare sufficient material for making a garment
transitive verb
- to make, do, shape, or plan in imitation of a model or pattern: with on, upon, or after
- to supply with a pattern or design; mark or decorate with a pattern
See pattern in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pătˈərn)
nouna. A model or original used as an archetype.
b. A person or thing considered worthy of imitation.
- A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern. See Synonyms at ideal.
- A representative sample; a specimen.
a. An artistic or decorative design:
a paisley pattern. See Synonyms at
figure.
b. A design of natural or accidental origin: patterns of bird formations.
- A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:
a. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group: one's pattern of behavior.
b. Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.
a. The configuration of gunshots upon a target that is used as an indication of skill in shooting.
b. The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.
- Enough material to make a complete garment.
- A test pattern.
- The flight path of an aircraft about to land: a flight pattern.
- Football A pass pattern.
verb pat·terned,
pat·tern·ing,
pat·terns verb, transitive- To make, mold, or design by following a pattern: We patterned this plan on the previous one. My daughter patterned her military career after her father's.
- To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.
verb, intransitive To make a pattern.
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