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De - Pt| English Dictionary: patterning | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. --Milton. [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow. | |
