pattern /patˈərn/

1. A person or thing to be copied
2. A model
3. A design or guide with help of which something is to be made (eg a set of dressmaker's paper templates)
4. A model of an object to be cast, from which a mould is prepared
5. A sample
6. A typical example
7. A decorative design
8. A particular disposition of forms and colours
9. A design or figure repeated indefinitely
10. A coherent series of occurrences or features
11. The distribution of shot on a target

1. To make or be a pattern for (Shakespeare)
2. To match, parallel (Shakespeare)
3. To take as a pattern
4. To fashion after a pattern
5. To make a pattern on

pattˈerned adjective

pattˈern-maker noun

A person who makes the patterns for moulders in foundry-work

pattern race noun

A horse-race open to all comers in a particular category, eg of a certain age or weight, usu contested by top-class horses, the object being to find the best

pattˈern-shop noun

The place in which patterns for a factory are prepared

pattern therapy noun

A system of therapy based on the healing properties of different shapes, eg pyramids

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