'To pattern after' definitions:

Definition of 'To pattern after'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. [1913 Webster]
  • To pattern after, to imitate; to follow. [1913 Webster]