Patterns

From Merriam-Webster, 1986, page: 863

• a form or model proposed for imitation
• exemplar
• something designed or used as a model
• a model for making a mold into which molten metal is poured to form a casting
• an artistic, musical, literary or mechanical design or form
• a natural or chance configuration
• a length of fabric sufficient for an article of clothing
• the distribution of shrapnel, bombs on a target, or shot from a shotgun
• the grouping made on a target by bullets
• a reliable sample to traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution
• the flight path described by an airplane that is coming in for a landing
• a prescribed route to be followed by a pass receiver in football
• a standard diagram transmitted for testing television circuits
• a discernable coherent system based on the intended interrelationship of component parts
• frequent or widespread incidence

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