Formal way of documenting a solution to a design problem in a particular field of expertise.
1Somehow, though, it looked uncomfortably like the scaffolding for some enormous insect's burrow, a design pattern for a future wasp nest.
2Rather than focus solely on whether a design pattern is good or evil, we should examine whether outcomes meet user privacy needs in context.
3I accented with gold Swarovski crystals in different design patterns.
4But Mrs. Bankside's skill outstripped hers; she showed inventive genius and designed patterns of her own.
5She made a dress form of her body so she could design patterns that would fit her.
6It reminded him of villages in the Caribbean, with the difference that here careful Arabic designs patterned many homes.
7A fine young man, of some considerable taste and talent, obtained his living by designing patterns for wall paper.
8Custom Work: Stenciling curtains, scarfs, table covers, sofa pillows; designing patterns for embroidery for table covers, doilies, bags, buttons, shirtwaists, skirts, parasols, and chiffon scarfs.