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Home Dictionary Name: patternpatterned
Having describable patterns especially patterns of colors...
pattern
pattern 1 : a form or model proposed for imitation 2 : a recognizably consistent series of related acts [found a of discrimination in that company] [a of racketeering activity] ...
Pattern
Anything proposed for imitation an archetype an exemplar that which is to be or is worthy to be copied or imitated as a pattern of a machine...
Blanchard lathe
A kind of wood turning lathe for making noncircular and irregular forms as felloes gun stocks lasts spokes etc after a given pattern The pattern and work rotate on parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern...
burled
having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl2 or one resembling such a pattern in contrast to the regular wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines of wood...
Engraving
The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns characters lines and the like especially the art of producing such lines etc in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself also for producing an original from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper...
Guipure
A term used for lace of different kinds most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides...
federal rules of evidence
federal rules of evidence Rules which govern the admissibility of evidence at trials in the Federal District Courts and before U.S. Magistrates. Many states have adopted evidence rules patterned on these federal rules. Source: FindLaw ...
gerrymander
gerrymander [Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts] 1 : the act or method of gerrymandering 2 : a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population as a result of gerrymandering vt -dered -der·ing 1 : to divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition in as few districts as possible 2 : to divide (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group [ a school district] ...
modus operandi
modus operandi [New Latin, manner of operating] : a distinct pattern or method of operation esp. that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime ...
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