Collins English-English Dictionary

pattern ['pæt^ən]

1. 1. n an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc

   although the notes seemed random, a careful listener could detect a pattern

2. 2. n a decorative design

   a paisley pattern

3. 3. n a style

   various patterns of cutlery

4. 4. n a plan or diagram used as a guide in making something

   a paper pattern for a dress

5. 5. n a standard way of moving, acting, etc

   traffic patterns

6. 6. n a model worthy of imitation

   a pattern of kindness

7. 7. n a representative sample

8. 8. n a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould

9. 9. n the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets

10. 10. n a diagram displaying such an arrangement

11. 11. vt. [tr] [often foll by after or on] to model

12. 12. vt. to arrange as or decorate with a pattern

13. 13. vt. [Etymology] C14 patron, from Medieval Latin patronus example, from Latin: patron¹

pattern ['pætərn]

1. 1. n [Irish] an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint

2. 2. n [Etymology] C18: variant of patron¹; see pattern¹