n.
- a repeated decorative design.
▸an arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events.
- a regular form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done:
a change in working patterns.
- a model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts.
▸a set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item.
▸a model from which a mould is made for a casting.
▸a sample of cloth or wallpaper.
- an example for others to follow.
v.
- decorate with a pattern.
- give a regular or intelligible form to.
▸
(pattern something on/after)
give something a form based on that of (something else).
Derivative
Etymology
ME patron ‘something serving as a model’, from OFr. (see patron).