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pattern
English
Etymology
From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patr?nus (“patron”). Doublet of patron.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pat(?)n/, [?pa?(?)n]
- (US) IPA(key): /?pæt??n/, [?pæ??n]
- Rhymes: -æt?(r)n
Noun
pattern (plural patterns)
- Model, example.
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
- 1923, ‘President Wilson’, Time, 18 Jun 1923:
- There is no reason why all colleges and universities should be cut to the same pattern.
- 1923, ‘President Wilson’, Time, 18 Jun 1923:
- Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar. [from 15th c.]
- 1793, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 19 March:
- Well! the King of France died pardoning & pitying all those who had tortured his Soul & Body, a great Pattern for us all.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.16:
- The Platonic Socrates was a pattern to subsequent philosophers for many ages.
- 1793, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 19 March:
- (now rare) A copy. [from 15th c.]
- (now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted. [from 16th c.]
- A representative example. [from 16th c.]
- (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing. [from 17th c.]
- (textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
- (metalworking, dated) A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mould without damage.
- (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
- There were no files matching the pattern
*.txt
.
- There were no files matching the pattern
- Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
- Coherent or decorative arrangement.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]
- 2003, Valentino, ‘Is there a future in fashion's past?’, Time, 5 Feb 2003:
- On my way to work the other day, I stopped at a church in Rome and saw a painting of the Madonna. The subtle pattern of blues and golds in the embroidery of her dress was so amazing that I used it to design a new evening dress for my haute couture.
- 2003, Valentino, ‘Is there a future in fashion's past?’, Time, 5 Feb 2003:
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect. [from 19th c.]
- 2011, Rachel Cooke, The Observer, 19 Jun 2011:
- He lifted the entire joint or fowl up into the air, speared on a carving fork, and sliced pieces off it so that they fell on the plate below in perfectly organised patterns.
- 2011, Rachel Cooke, The Observer, 19 Jun 2011:
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun. [from 19th c.]
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. [from 19th c.]
- 1980, ‘Shifting Targets’, Time, 6 Oct 1980:
- The three killings pointed to an ugly new shift in the enduring pattern of violence in Northern Ireland: the mostly Protestant Ulster police, or those suspected of affiliation with them, have become more prominent targets for the I.R.A. than the British troops.
- 2003, Kate Hudson, The Guardian, 14 Aug 2003:
- Look again at how the US and its allies behaved then, and the pattern is unmistakable.
- 1980, ‘Shifting Targets’, Time, 6 Oct 1980:
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
- (1): original
- (1): stencil
- (2): tessellation
- (3): category
- (4): cycle
- (5): similarity
- See also Thesaurus:model
Antonyms
- antipattern
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
pattern (third-person singular simple present patterns, present participle patterning, simple past and past participle patterned)
- To apply a pattern.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- 1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels into Africa and Asia the Great
- [A temple] patterned […] from that which Adam reared in Paradise.
- 1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels into Africa and Asia the Great
- To follow an example.
- To fit into a pattern.
- (transitive) To serve as an example for.
Synonyms
- model
- categorize
Translations
References
- pattern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- reptant
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drawing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??.(w)??(?)/
- (cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /?d??.??(?)/
- (intrusive R) IPA(key): /?d?????(?)/
- Rhymes: -????
- Rhymes: -????? (in some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *dragan? (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw +? -ing.
Verb
drawing
- present participle of draw
Etymology 2
From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw +? -ing.
Noun
drawing (countable and uncountable, plural drawings)
- A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
- (uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
- Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
- The process of drawing or pulling something.
- Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.
- An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
- A small portion of tea for steeping.
Alternative forms
- dwg (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- drawing board
- technical drawing
Related terms
- draft
- drawer
- drawn work
Translations
See also
- sketch
- drafter
- draftsman
Anagrams
- Wingard, warding
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- what drawing tablets are compatible with iphone
- what drawings are required for a building permit
- what drawing software should i use
- what drawing app should i use
- what drawing a pig says about you
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