pattern vs stencil

pattern

noun
  • A design pattern. 

  • Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. 

  • Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar. 

  • A representative example. 

  • A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. 

  • A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect. 

  • A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship. 

  • A text string containing wildcards, used for matching. 

  • A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted. 

  • The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling. 

  • An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language. 

  • A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song. 

  • The material needed to make a piece of clothing. 

  • The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun. 

adj
  • Of or in accordance with a usual pattern, or type; model; ideal. 

verb
  • To apply a pattern. 

  • To serve as an example for. 

  • To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours. 

  • To fit into a pattern. 

  • To follow an example. 

  • To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. 

stencil

noun
  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

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