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Design; pattern. [Obs.] Shak. In conceit with, in accord with; agreeing or conforming. -- Out of conceit with, not having a favorable opinion of; not pleased with; as, a man is out of conceit with his dress. -- To put [one] out conceit with, to make one indifferent to a thing, or in a degree displeased with it.…

To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern. Known by the name of uniformity; Where pyramids to pyramids relate And the whole fabric doth configurate. Jordan.

That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation. Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters. Holder.

for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.

means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern.

Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin.

In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing metal, and to retain the impression permanently.

Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like. "A bed of ancient damask." W. Irving.

A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of François Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of dramatic and musical expression.

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw. Dryden.

Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.

ings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in colors.

lied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet.

A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled, patterned after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs.

people have arranged such sequences involving thousands of dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns. Domino theory. A political theory current in the 1960's, according to which the conversion of one country in South Asia to communism will start a sequential process causing all Asian countries to convert to Communism. Th…

The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.

A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called also drawboy.

ork made by drawing out threads from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.

g Honiton guipure. It is worked with fine thread in large sprays, usually of the primrose pattern, with much raised work.

ine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet.