different between pattern vs emblem
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
pattern From the web:
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emblem
English
Etymology
From Old French embleme, from Latin emblema (“raised ornaments on vessels, tessellated work, mosaic”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (émbl?ma, “an insertion”), from ????????? (embállein, “to put in, to lay on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mbl?m/
- Hyphenation: em?blem
Noun
emblem (plural emblems)
- A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
- Something which represents a larger whole.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
Synonyms
- symbol
- token (to betoken)
Related terms
- emblematic
- emblematical
Translations
Verb
emblem (third-person singular simple present emblems, present participle embleming, simple past and past participle emblemed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To symbolize.
Further reading
- emblem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- emblem in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Noun
emblem n (singular definite emblemet, plural indefinite emblemer)
- emblem
Declension
References
- “emblem” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French emblème, from Latin emblema, from Ancient Greek ??????? (émbl?ma, “an insertion”).
Noun
emblem n (definite singular emblemet, indefinite plural emblem or emblemer, definite plural emblema or emblemene)
- an emblem
References
- “emblem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “emblem” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French emblème, from Latin emblema, from Ancient Greek ??????? (émbl?ma).
Noun
emblem n (definite singular emblemet, indefinite plural emblem, definite plural emblema)
- an emblem
References
- “emblem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
emblem n
- emblem
Declension
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