practice
pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
| fashion | characteristic or habitual practice |
| knitting | creating knitted wear |
design
pattern
figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
| fashion plate | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress |
| fashion | consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode |
fret Greek fret
Greek key
key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
| herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
knit
knitting
knitwork | needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
| knitting machine | a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics |
| knitting needle | needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends, usually used in pairs |
| knitting stitch | a stitch taken in knitting |
willowware
willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
| inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
manner mode
style
way fashion | how something is done or how it happens, her dignified manner, his rapid manner of talking, their nomadic mode of existence, in the characteristic New York style, a lonely way of life, in an abrasive fashion |
convention
normal
pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody
tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
| fashion | the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior |
haute couture
high fashion
high style | trend-setting fashions |
blueprint
design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form
shape
pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
radiation pattern
radiation diagram
pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
| intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm
rhythmic pattern
prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
| accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
apparel industry
garment industry
fashion industry
fashion business
rag trade | makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |
traffic pattern
approach pattern
pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
| holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
couturier
fashion designer
clothes designer
designer | someone who designs clothing |
dandy
dude
fop
gallant sheik beau swell
fashion plate
clotheshorse | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
fashion consultant
fashionmonger | someone who advises you about fashionable clothing |
mannequin
manikin mannikin manakin fashion model
model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions, she was too fat to be a mannequin |
trend-setter
taste-maker
fashion arbiter | someone who popularizes a new fashion |
| holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
male-patterned baldness
male pattern baldness | loss of hair on the crown of the head |
| pattern-bomb | bomb in certain patterns |
fashion
forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner), She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks |
| model pattern | plan or create according to a model or models |
| pattern | form a pattern, These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before |
| after a fashion | to some extent, not very well, he speaks French after a fashion |