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noun
- 1. a repeated decorative design: "a neat blue herringbone pattern" Similar
- 2. a model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts: "make a pattern for the zigzag edge" Similar
verb
- 1. decorate with a repeated design: "he was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours"
- 2. give a regular or intelligible form to: "the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it"
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PATTERN definition: 1. a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens: 2. any regularly…. Learn more.
1. : a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar. 2. : something designed or used as a model for making things. a dressmaker's pattern. 3. : an artistic, musical, literary, or mechanical design or form. the geometrical pattern of the carpet. … the strict pattern of rhythm and rhyme for a sonnet … Gigi Marino. 4.
Something that repeats in a predictable way is a pattern. You might find a pattern in a series of numbers, in the material covering your couch, or in the habits of your upstairs neighbor. The noun pattern could refer to a design or to customary behavior.
pat·tern. (păt′ərn) n. 1. a. A usually repeating artistic or decorative design: a paisley pattern. See Synonyms at figure. b. A natural or accidental arrangement or sequence: the pattern of rainfall over the past year. 2. a. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern. b.
A pattern is an arrangement of lines or shapes, especially a design in which the same shape is repeated at regular intervals over a surface. ...a golden robe embroidered with red and purple thread stitched into a pattern of flames.
Pattern definition: a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.. See examples of PATTERN used in a sentence.
Definition of pattern noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PATTERN definition: 1. a particular way that something is often done or repeated: 2. a design of lines, shapes…. Learn more.
a : the regular and repeated way in which something happens or is done. They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students. Analysts are noticing different spending patterns by consumers. The trees followed a characteristic pattern of growth. [+] more examples. b : something that happens in a regular and repeated way.
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.
