patternmaking

pat·tern·mak·er

[pat-ern-mey-ker or, British, pat-n-]
noun
a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
Also, pattern maker.


Origin:
1810–20; pattern + maker

pat·tern·mak·ing, noun
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patternmaker

noun
someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking) 
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