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adj. - Having an artistic or decorative design

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Usage examples (37)
  • Noun : patterns of frost on the window. ,a new pattern of army helmet. ,the behavior patterns of teenagers. ,Our constitution has been a pattern for...
  • In other news, why am I not surprised that Vanessa has a hein patterned bedspread in her dorm room?
  • I've even seen him practice yoga in Hawaiian patterned swim trunks the ones that clash with his flowered shirt.
  • Collectively known as patterned ground, these surface features resemble circles, polygons, nets, steps, and stripes.
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