hawthorn patternn. a pattern in which the hawthorn is represented in flower; the pattern used in hawthorn china.
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1896 Daily News 5 May 7/3 The characteristic of the Sakura silks is the design of Japanese plum blossom with a fine and delicate tracery of stems, very similar to the ‘hawthorn’ pattern familiar upon china.