Hypertext Webster Gateway: "patterned"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Patterning}.]
1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something
that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
--Milton.
[A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in
Paradise. --Sir T.
Herbert.
2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
{To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
patterned
adj : having patterns (especially colorful patterns) [ant: {plain}]
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