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    pat·tern
    [ˈpadərn]
    noun
    pattern (noun) · patterns (plural noun)
    1. a repeated decorative design:
      "a neat blue herringbone pattern"
      • an arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects:
        "the house had been built on the usual pattern"
      • a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations:
        "a complicating factor is the change in working patterns" · "the murders followed a repeated pattern" · "the school is located a few kilometers away and is run on the pattern of other army schools"
    2. a model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts:
      "make a pattern for the zigzag edge"
      • a set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item:
        "the bag contained wool, needles, and a pattern for a sweater"
      • a wooden or metal model from which a mold is made for a casting:
        "to make a split mold a wooden pattern has to be made first"
      • a sample of cloth or wallpaper:
        "it is easier to choose carpets from the roll than from a pattern book"
    3. an example for others to follow:
      "he set the pattern for subsequent study"
    verb
    pattern (verb) · patterns (third person present) · patterned (past tense) · patterned (past participle) · patterning (present participle)
    1. decorate with a repeated design:
      "he was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colors" · "the boxes are patterned with black and white chevrons"
    2. give a regular or intelligible form to:
      "the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it"
      • (pattern something on/after)
        give something a form based on that of (something else):
        "the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear"
    Origin
    Middle English patron ‘something serving as a model’, from Old French (see patron). The change in sense is from the idea of a patron giving an example to be copied. Metathesis in the second syllable occurred in the 16th century. By 1700 patron ceased to be used of things, and the two forms became differentiated in sense.
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