Etymology : Middle English patron, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin patronus
Pronunciation : pa-t&rn
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. sample; model, ideal; form, mold; shape, configuration; decorative design. decorate with a pattern; imitate, mimic; copy an example. pattern\pat"tern\, n. (gun.) a diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.pattern \pat"tern\ , n. [oe. patron, f. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. see:
patron.].
2. anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. i will be the pattern of all patience.
3. a part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance. he compares the pattern with the whole piece.
4. stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
5. figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.
6. something made after a model; a copy. the patterns of things in the heavens. ix.
7. 6. anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
8. (founding) a full-sized model around which a mold 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 mold without injuring it.pattern box,.
9. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.
10. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.
11. Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
12. Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.
13. Something made after a model; a copy.
14. Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
15. A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal.
16. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.
17. To make or design by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
18. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
19. A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire. a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before".
20. 1. A pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done. All three attacks followed the same pattern A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent.
21. A pattern is an arrangement of lines or shapes, especially a design in which the same shape is repeated at regular intervals over a surface. a golden robe embroidered with red and purple thread stitched into a pattern of flames.
22. A pattern is a diagram or shape that you can use as a guide when you are making something such as a model or a piece of clothing. cutting out a pattern for trousers.