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Antonyms for patterns

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pat-ern; British pat-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt ərn; British ˈpæt n


Definition of patterns

Origin :
  • early 14c., "outline, plan, model, pattern;" early 15c. as "model of behavior, exemplar," from Old French patron and directly from Medieval Latin patronus (see patron).
  • Extended sense of "decorative design" first recorded 1580s, from earlier sense of a "patron" as a model to be imitated. The difference in form and sense between patron and pattern wasn't firm till 1700s. Meaning "model or design in dressmaking" (especially one of paper) is first recorded 1792, in Jane Austen.
  • noun design, motif
  • noun arrangement, order
  • noun model, example
  • verb copy, imitate; decorate
Example sentences :
  • The Germans use a greater variety of patterns than any other nation.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • He tells me of the patterns bespoken which my mother mentioned to me.'
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • There is something d——d low in cutting about the country with patterns in a bag.'
  • Extract from : « Tales Of The Trains » by Charles James Lever
  • The Darwinian thread is worked into a hundred patterns along with other threads.
  • Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Without direct evidence, we cannot assign a meaning to the patterns.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • But behind them came a fourth, one he knew by the patterns on her body.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • When there were two patterns of sleeves, which should she take?
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • There is no limit to the variety of the patterns that can be devised in this way.
  • Extract from : « Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving » by Grace Christie
  • Women are tattooed on the chest and arms with patterns of dots.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV » by R.V. Russell
  • Dora Hastings, she told me about 'em, and made the patterns.
  • Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy

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