单词 | patterning |
释义 | patterningn. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > making visible patterning1668 visualization1926 1668 Duchess of Newcastle Grounds Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) v. xvi. 62 The Sensitive Corporeal Motions, in the Sensitive Organs, desire to desist from patterning of Objects, and would move towards sleep. b. The production or arrangement of patterns; patterns collectively; a pattern. Also: (concrete) work done according to a pattern or design. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] device1399 vicea1400 work?a1475 pattern1581 sleight1590 figure1609 design1670 wile1849 patterning1860 key band1881 maggot1925 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > production of or ornamentation by pattern-drawing1749 patterning1860 figuration1866 pattern designing1881 1860 All Year Round 11 Feb. 365/2 Large bossy silver cases for rose-water..shaped like huge melons, and crusted with patterning. 1882 Academy 14 Jan. 32/3 The upholders of beautiful patterning, who..say that exquisite painting is the first and last business of a painter. 1889 G. Rawlinson Phœnicia 203 This sarcophagus, the edges of which are most richly adorned with patterning. 1922 E. Wharton Glimpses of Moon i. 5 When she lifted her lids, she saw bits of moon-flooded sky incrusted like silver in a sharp black patterning of plane-boughs. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 108/2 In this instance the treads are covered with a hit-or-miss patterning. 1974 P. Hall Sun & Grey Shadow 28 From the highest ridge they gouged black opal... Harry knew the patternings deep in the gem. 2001 Kenyon Rev. Winter 155 [She] revolutionized ballet photography by capturing not only the choreography's intricate patterning and emotional cruxes, but also the dancers' personalities. c. The fact or process of forming (part of) a pattern; conformation to a regular and intelligible form, sequence or arrangement, esp. of behaviour, linguistic phenomena, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > quality of being systematic > systematic arrangement > fact of forming (an abstract) pattern patterning1904 patternation1946 1904 Science 9 Dec. 792/1 We may seek to record our experience, to trace the introspective patterning of the memory consciousness. 1937 B. L. Whorf in Language (1945) 21 1 This view loses sight of various word-classes that are marked not by morphemic tags but by types of patterning. 1963 Lancet 12 Jan. 67/1 The inseparability of genetic and environmental influences should not deter us from the study of isolated aspects of growth and patterning. 1992 Amer. Speech 67 94 I approached the task with naive high seriousness.., discussing the..uneven patterning of masculine and feminine terms in English. 2. The action or fact of taking something as a model; emulation. Cf. pattern v. 1d. Frequently with after. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] imitation?1504 mimesisa1586 imitating1591 mocking1611 mockage1615 samplinga1638 exemplification1650 facsimilea1661 mimature1663 mimicry1688 copying1712 mimic1832 patterning1845 simulation1870 1845 Biblical Repertory July 427 A patterning after nature, by the simple watching of the instincts, or native impulses of the mind, would totally cure men of such waste discussion. 1859 O. S. Fowler & L. N. Fowler New Illustr. Self-instructor in Phrenology & Physiol. p. vi (caption) Numbering and definition of the organs..Imitation, Copying—patterning. 1925 Mod. Lang. Notes 40 304 The plays..show as much patterning after the Italian school as do those of Lope himself. 1974 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 36 559/2 Not having to shift from modeling the mother, their sex-role identification can remain largely a by product of their patterning after her. 1993 Amer. Hist. Rev. 98 155/1 Tocqueville's lucidity and his larger patterning after Montesquieu are conceded. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668 |
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