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Meanings of patterned in English

Having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

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Examples for "plain"
Examples for "plain"
1
The Government is poised to introduce plain packaging legislation for tobacco products.
Radio NZ
2
The plain-clothes special agents protect the President, First Family, Vice-President and family.
The Irish Times
3
Buy a relatively plain good quality one and it will last years.
The Irish Times
4
The answer to your question is just a plain I don't know.
Wired
5
It's a crucial part of building a good business, plain and simple.
Wired
Usage of patterned in English
1
Several broad questions are posed: are such dreadful incidents random or patterned?
The Irish Times
2
To co-ordinate, you can't go far wrong with a willowy patterned neckscarf.
The Guardian
3
Pieces of old mahogany swelled forth; a peacock-patterned chintz draped the bedstead.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
4
The WGA settlement was patterned closely after terms accepted by the directors.
Reuters
5
Luke Donald's diamond-patterned sleeveless jumpers are a throwback to older fashion days.
The Irish Times
6
The society was patterned after one formed by Cotton Mather in Boston.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
7
We tested the viability of the patterned cells using two visualization methods.
Pubmed
8
They were couched in legal parlance and cushioned on expensive, patterned vellum.
Wild Justice
9
Furthermore, artificial skyrmion lattices with various arrangements can be patterned using X-ray.
Pubmed
10
Inside the carpet was thick and simply patterned in a soft burgundy.
A visible darkness
11
Another room has a zebra patterned ceiling and even more unique ornaments.
News.com.au
12
His feet were encased in patterned shoes, tied with long flowing ribbons.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: ...
13
Instead he found himself entering a young woman's bedroom with pink-patterned walls.
Brave New World
14
He wore the template upon which all these others were obviously patterned.
Orb Sceptre Throne
15
Colony forming assay demonstrated increased colony forming efficiency on patterned silk films.
Pubmed
16
Occasionally the collar was plain, but more often it was elaborately patterned.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: ...
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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