Pattern

Pattern

A pattern, from the French patron, is a type of theme of recurring events or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set of objects.

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Famous quotes containing the word pattern:

    “In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.”
    —Iris Murdoch (b. 1919)

    “Although the pattern prevailed,
    The breaks were everywhere. That she could think
    Of no thread capable of the necessary
    Sew-work.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “For what is wedlock forcèd, but a hell,
    An age of discord and continual strife?
    Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss,
    And is a pattern of celestial peace.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)