Project 3: 'Pattern'

pat·tern

noun /ˈpatərn/ 
patterns, plural

A repeated decorative design
• - a neat blue herringbone pattern
An arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events
• - 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
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 wooden or metal model from which a mold is made for a casting


An example for others to follow
• - he set the pattern for subsequent study
A sample of cloth or wallpaper

verb /ˈpatərn/ 
patterned, past participle; patterned, past tense; patterning, present participle; patterns, 3rd person singular present

Decorate with a recurring design
• - rosebud patterned wallpapers
• - violet-tinged flowers patterned the grassy banks
Give a regular or intelligible form to
• - the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it
Give something a form based on that of (something else)
• - the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear