See pattern in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
One that is worthy of imitation or duplication:
beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, standard. See goodThe external outline of a thing:
cast, configuration, figure, form, shape. See surfaceAn element or a component in a decorative composition:
design, device, figure, motif, motive. See partSystematic arrangement and design:
method, order, orderliness, organization, plan, system, systematization, systemization. See orderTo take as a model or make conform to a model.
On, upon, or after: copy, emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon, or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See sameTo create by combining parts or elements:
build, compose, configure, form, shape, structure. See makeLearn more about pattern