[pat-ern; Brit. pat-n] 
| 1. | a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc. |
| 2. | decoration or ornament having such a design. |
| 3. | a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design: patterns of frost on the window. |
| 4. | a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet. |
| 5. | a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers. |
| 6. | an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation: Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics. |
| 7. | anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made: a paper pattern for a dress. |
| 8. | a sufficient quantity of material for making a garment. |
| 9. | the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land. |
| 10. | a diagram of lines transmitted occasionally by a television station to aid in adjusting receiving sets; test pattern. |
| 11. | Metallurgy. a model or form, usually of wood or metal, used for giving the shape of the interior of a mold. |
| 12. | Numismatics. a coin, either the redesign of an existing piece or the model for a new one, submitted for authorization as a regular issue. |
| 13. | an example, instance, sample, or specimen. |
| 14. | Gunnery, Aerial Bombing.
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| 15. | to make or fashion after or according to a pattern. |
| 16. | to cover or mark with a pattern. |
| 17. | Chiefly British Dialect.
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| 18. | to make or fall into a pattern. |
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