pattern-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈpatnlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpædərnˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pattern n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < pattern n. + -like suffix. Compare patterned adj.

Conforming to or resembling a pattern; characterized by regularity.

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1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 32 The onlie Birth of thy vnchanging Minde, Thine Image, Patterne-like that euer shin'd.

1838 S. Smith Let. to Ld. J. Russell in Wks. (1859) II. 299/1 They preserve a childish and pattern-like uniformity in Cathedrals.

1861 Atlantic Monthly July 77/2 How formal, mechanical, pattern-like it has become!

1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage ii. 21 In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch..and against it, black and patternlike, loomed the gigantic figure of the colonel on a gigantic horse.

1934 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 3 407/2 Criteria of races are..physical and necessarily multiple or pattern-like in character.

1992 Internat. Rev. Appl. Linguistics 30 101 The repeated pattern-like activities with realia such as videos and books bring him some understanding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pattern-like
释义	pattern-likeadj. Brit. /ˈpatnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpædərnˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pattern n., -like suffix. Etymology: < pattern n. + -like suffix. Compare patterned adj. Conforming to or resembling a pattern; characterized by regularity. ΚΠ 1623 W. Drummond Flowres of Sion 32 The onlie Birth of thy vnchanging Minde, Thine Image, Patterne-like that euer shin'd. 1838 S. Smith Let. to Ld. J. Russell in Wks. (1859) II. 299/1 They preserve a childish and pattern-like uniformity in Cathedrals. 1861 Atlantic Monthly July 77/2 How formal, mechanical, pattern-like it has become! 1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage ii. 21 In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch..and against it, black and patternlike, loomed the gigantic figure of the colonel on a gigantic horse. 1934 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 3 407/2 Criteria of races are..physical and necessarily multiple or pattern-like in character. 1992 Internat. Rev. Appl. Linguistics 30 101 The repeated pattern-like activities with realia such as videos and books bring him some understanding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1623
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