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Abstract
Unrecognizable forms and layouts.
In the textile business
the word "abstract" is used to describe a
nonobjective
motif that
cannot be described any other way. »
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Adaptation
A design based on another design but significantly
modified and altered to be considered new and different. »
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Airbrush
Imitating effects produced with a painter's spray air gun.
Often creates patterns with a light, soft, and modern
look. »
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Alleyways
Unintentional lines formed by negative spaces (spaces vacant
of motifs) in a
design. »
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Allover
A layout
in which motifs are fairly close and evenly
distributed as opposed to stripes, borders, plaids, and engineered designs. Another
term is overall. »
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Anthemion
A classical motif
based on a stylized honeysuckle plant
or a radiating, fan-shaped palm leaf (palmette)
commonly found in
Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian, and other ancient art. »
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Arabesque
An elaborate ornamental design of intertwined
floral or
geometric
motifs.
Commonly comes from (or inspired by) Islamic art or
architecture. »
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Argyle
A pattern
of diamond-shaped
rectangles in a diagonal
alternating (checkerboard) arrangement.
Typically uses a small number
(two or three) colors. Mostly used in knitted fabrics. An alternative
spelling is Argyll. »
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Art Deco
A style of decorative
art typical of the 1920s and 1930s.
The name was derived from the 1925 International Exhibition in Paris
that showed "des Arts Decoratifs." »
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Art Nouveau
A design style of the late 19th century characterized by
dynamic, flowing curves suggesting of foliate
motifs. »
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Asymmetrical Pattern
A pattern
lacking visible signs of symmetry, such as rotation or reflection. »
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Asymmetry
The absence of symmetry in a motif
or pattern. See
Asymmetrical Pattern. »
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Awning Stripes
A pattern
of relatively wide, even, usually vertical
stripes of solid color on a lighter ground.
Resembles the pattern on
awning fabrics. »
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Background
The part of a design that appears to be farthest from the
viewer and behind the objects of interest. Can be a solid color,
texture, random objects, or another pattern
(patterned ground). Also
called ground. Opposite of foreground. »
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Balanced Design
A design with no line-ups, alleyways, or holes. »
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Balanced Stripes
A symmetrical layout,
in which colored bands are arranged
around a "center." »
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Bandanna
A square piece of usually colorfully
patterned cloth worn
on the head (kerchief)
or used as a handkerchief, neckerchief, or a
costume accessory. Also bandana. »
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Barcode
A stripe pattern
consisting of lines of varying width as
in a barcode. »
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Basketweave
An allover pattern
resembling the structure of
a basket or a woven fabric. See also examples in weaving. »
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Batik
A design with a tie-dyed appearance created by coating
the parts of cloth not to be dyed with removable wax. Colors often
include indigo, dark brown, and white. Certain patterns
have historic meanings and can only be worn by nobility. »
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Bayadere Stripes
Brightly colored stripes of various widths laid out
horizontally (from side to side of the fabrics). The color effects
usually range from lively to startling to bizarre. Often made with
black warps and crosswise ribs (plain
or twill weave). Mostly produced
in India. The name is derived from the Bayadere dancing girl of India,
dedicated to a dancing life from birth. »
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Bead and Reel
A decorative
motif consisting of oval or round shapes
("beads") alternating with elongated or cylindrical shapes
("reels"). »
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Bengal Stripes
Stripes of apparently the same width and alternating
light and dark colors. Bengal stripes are usually wider than candy
stripes, but narrower than awning stripes. Commonly used in wallpaper,
upholstery, and shirtings. Originated in India and became popular
during the Regency era in the United Kingdom. Also called Regency stripes and tiger
stripes. »
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Bird's Eye
A weave forming small-scale
diamond
shapes
(diaper)
each with a dot in the center, suggestive of the eye of a
bird. Also a small-scale (typically
geometric)
design of a similar
shape. A somewhat bigger weave is sometimes referred to as
pheasant's eye. »
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Block Printing
A type of relief printing where motifs
are printed with
wooden blocks. One of the earliest methods of textile
printing. »
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Block Repeat
A layout
in which the repeating unit appears directly on
a horizontal line to the left or right of the original design unit.
Also called square repeat,
straight-across
repeat, and straight
repeat. »
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Blotch
An irregular area of foreground
or background
color around the motif. »
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Border Design
A pattern
designed to run lengthwise along the edge of
the fabric or wallpaper. »
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Botanical
A design showing realistic representation of herbs,
garden plants, and other botanical objects. Also designs based on
botanical illustrations. »
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Boteh
A stylized teardrop-shaped design originally on shawls
from Kashmir and mass-produced in Paisley, Scotland. Same as paisley. »
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Brick Layout
A layout
in which every second row is shifted halfway
in the horizontal direction. »
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Brocatelle
A variant of damask
that incorporates a satin or
twill figuring that is contrasted with a
plain
or satin-weave
ground. »
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Bull's Eye
A pattern
of concentric circles, often creating
optical
effects, such as movement or pulsation. »
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Computer Aided Design (CAD)
A pattern design CAD software application is a tool for
creating repeat patterns
by computer. Not to be confused with
fashion CAD systems that deal with creating patterns for garments,
footwear, or accessories. »
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Calico
A small-scale allover
floral design in bright colors
originally from India. Later associated with American
country-style. »
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Camouflage
A pattern
that conceals the object by blending it into
its environment or providing a false impression of the object
characteristics (disruptive patterns). »
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Cartouche
An oblong decorative
figure resembling a frame, tablet,
shield, or scroll
bearing an inscription or emphasizing a design
element. Used as a standalone or as part of a pattern's
motif.
On ancient
Egyptian monuments, an enclosure for royal and divine names. »
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Celtic Knot
A knot formed by interfaced ribbons that lead seamlessly
into one another. Same as everlasting
knot. »
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Check
A pattern
of squares. Some of the check patterns (in
order of increasing size) are pincheck,
mini check,
Gingham check,
tattersall check,
and windowpane check. »
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Chequer
A pattern of squares of alternating colors, textures, or
materials. Another spelling is checker pattern. Same as checkerboard
pattern. »
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Chevron
A traditional, woven or printed design of zigzags in a
stripe layout, also called herringbone. »
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Chinoiserie
Any Western interpretation of an Oriental
design. »
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Chintz
Glazed fabric, usually printed in bright
florals and
stripes, mostly used for drapery and upholstery, but also for
apparel. »
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Collage
A collage pattern
is one assembled by gluing paper
scraps, photographs, cloth, or other objects onto a flat surface. Also
an imitation of such a technique. Derived from the French "coller", to
glue. »
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Composite Overlay
Two or more patterns
stacked on top of each other. A
typical example is
patterned background. »
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Composite Repeat
A combination of two or more symmetry types in one
pattern.
For example, rotational medallions
put in a drop repeat. In
Artlandia SymmetryWorks, created with replicas. »
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Contemporary
A design with simple, extremely
stylized
motifs. »
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Contour
A pattern
of outlines highlighting or suggesting shapes
or figures of the motif. »
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Contract
A design for nonresidential markets such as offices,
hotels, and hospitals. »
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Conversational
A design with recognizable objects in the motif.
Also
called object prints. »
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Coordinates
Two or more designs related to each other in color,
subject matter, and/or technique that are intended to be used
together. »
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Coral
An organic
allover pattern
suggestive of coral
growth. »
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Counterchange
A design where a certain color of the motif
and its
ground
are reversed in another part of the design to balance the
elements. »
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Coverage
The amount of design area in relation to the negative space. »
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Croquis
A fully painted design that is not in repeat; same as
sketch. »
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Damask
A jacquard woven ornamental reversible fabric usually in
one color. Originally produced from silk or wool. »
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Decorative Design
Artwork created for use in
home furnishing and interior
decoration. »
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Diamond
A pattern
whose elements are arranged along diagonal
(diamond) lines. »
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Diaper
A small-scale geometric pattern
in a set layout of
interlocking or
closely aligned forms. Also a weave forming a
diamond (diagonal) pattern. »
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Directional
A design in which motifs
are oriented along one or
several directions. Examples of directional design include
one-way,
two-way,
and four-way layouts.
Also a design that looks correct from
only one direction. The opposite is a non-directional
(undirectional) design. »
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District Check
A check pattern
that originates from uniforms identifying
specific Scottish estates. Famous district check patterns include the
Glen checks,
the Shepherd,
the Dupplin, the Benmore, and others. See
also Tartans. »
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Ditsies
A ditsie is an allover design
of small buds, circles,
zigzags, and other elements that are simple, eccentrically silly, and
may be funny. »
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Documentary Design
A design based on documents or original (usually
historical) material and reproduced closely to the original, often
using a different technology. Compare to adaptation. »
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Dog's tooth
A pattern of small broken or jagged
checks
created by
four-pointed stars. Same as hound's
tooth. »
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Dotted Swiss
A pattern
of small, evenly spaced raised dots (usually on
a thin, lightweight fabric). »
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Dryrush
Employing or imitating effects produced with a brush
holding a small to negligible amount of paint. Characterized by a
scratchy, textured look. »
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Eccentrics
An eccentric is a pattern
of thin lines generating an
illusion of a distortion or op-art effects. Another spelling is
excentrics. The class is believed to be originated from the
Lane's Net pattern. »
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Egg and Dart
A classic design consisting of an oval element
alternating with an arrow-like element. »
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Engineered
A motif
or group of motifs designed to fit a
specific shape. »
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Ethnic
Art typical of a specific nationality or a design based
on folk art. »
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Everlasting Knot
A knot formed by interfaced ribbons that lead seamlessly
into one another. Same as Celtic
knot. »
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Fall-on
One transparent color falling on another producing a
third color. Also called trapping. »
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Field
The area of a design that is not the
border. »
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Figurative
A type of conversational design
that uses human or animal figures, often of historic, mythological, or
poetic origin. Another term is "figural" design. »
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Fleur-de-lis
A stylized three-petal or four-petal lily. Originally a
symbol of purity. Since the Middle Ages has been used in heraldic
ornaments. »
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Floral
A design using flowers and other nature elements such as
seed pods, leaves, and marine plants. »
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Foreground
The part of a design that appears to be closest to the
viewer and in front of other objects. Contrast to background. »
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Foulard
A small-scale pattern with basic
block repeat,
also
called a set pattern or a
tailored pattern. Originally, the term foulard referred to a soft,
lightweight silk cloth. Classic foulards are small-scale,
regular-shaped geometrics, usually in set
layouts. »
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Four-way Layout
A design in which motifs
face all four directions, for
example, up and down, left and right. »
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Fret Pattern
A plane geometric pattern
or an interlocking
motif in a
band or border
that consists of lines that meet at right angles. Also
known as Greek Key pattern.
Often used as an ornamental border design. »
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Fretwork
Ornamental openwork, such as created with a fretsaw or
scroll saw. Often used in furniture of metal decorations. Also a
carved design in architecture. »
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Frieze Pattern
A pattern that repeats in one direction. There are
exactly seven (7) mathematical classes of frieze patterns. Compare with
two-dimensional (wallpaper) patterns
that have exactly seventeen (17)
mathematical types. »
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Geometric
A motif,
pattern, or design depicting abstract,
nonrepresentational shapes such as lines, circles, ellipses,
triangles, rectangles, and polygons. »
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Geometric Design
A design based on a geometric pattern, often
contrasted with representational designs, such as floral or
conversational. »
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Gingham Check
Fabrics woven in a block
or check effect. An allover pattern of solid-color
squares made by overlapping stripes of the same width. »
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Glen Check
One of the district check patterns
that typically
includes hound's tooth
(broken) check
areas on intersections of
alternating darker and lighter stripes. Also called the Prince of
Wales check. Commonly used in suiting fabrics. »
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Graph Check
A check pattern
created by crossing lines on a solid
ground that resembles graph paper. »
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Graphic
A design created for the purpose of printing. Also refers
to a design with a bold look. »
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Greek Key Pattern
A plane
geometric pattern
or a border
interlocking
that consists of lines that meet at right angles. Also
known as fret pattern.
Often used as an ornamental border
design. »
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Ground
The part of a design that appears to be farthest from the
viewer and behind the objects of interest. Can be a solid color,
texture, random objects, or another pattern (patterned ground). Also
called background. Opposite
of foreground. »
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Guilloche
A decorative
repeat of interlacing curved bands,
sometimes forming circles. »
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Hairline Stripe
The thinnest stripe pattern
possible, with stripe width
of about the diameter of human hair. »
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Half-drop
A layout
in which the motif is repeated halfway down the
side in the vertical direction. The most frequently used
repeat in
textile design. »
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Hand
The style of an artist's design. Tight hand is very fine
and detailed; loose hand is a freer, more stylized way of
drawing. »
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Herati
A stylized rosette, enclosed in a diamond,
with a
serrated "acanthus leaf" along each side, often used as a
motif
in the
rug designs from the Caspian region. The "leaf" may actually represent
a fish and then the pattern is also called the mahi (fish) design. The
name comes from the city of Herat in Northwestern Afghanistan
(formerly the Persian empire). »
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Herringbone Pattern
A traditional woven or printed design of zigzags in a
stripe layout, also called chevron. Herringbone is also a
type of the twill weave that forms a "V" pattern (also called a broken
twill). »
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Holes
Uneven gaps between motifs
in a design. »
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Home Furnishing (Home Fashion)
A field of design dealing with products for interior
design and decoration, such as upholstery, bedding, rugs and carpets. »
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Hound's Tooth
A pattern of small broken or jagged
checks created by
four-pointed stars. Same as dog's tooth. »
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Interlocking Pattern
An arrangement in which motifs
are linked or otherwise
fit together so that one cannot be moved without affecting others. See
also tessellations. »
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Irregular Repeat
A design based on the same principles as the half-drop and brick layout repeats, but in
which consecutive units are not always moved by a fraction of the
repeat size. »
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Kerchief
A triangular scarf or a square scarf that is folded into
a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck for protective or
decorative
purposes. A bandanna
is a colorful kerchief. »
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Lane's Net
A pattern of
diamonds rotated by 45 and 90 degrees.
Diamonds are filled with thin lines radiating from the opposing ends.
Legendarily, created by accident in England in the first part of 19th
century and is believed to engender the class of
eccentrics. »
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Latticework
A design of interlacing, crisscrossing stripes forming a
network. See also trellis. »
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Layout
An arrangement of motifs
in a pattern, such as diamond,
drop, gradation, grid, spot, etc. Also called repeat system. »
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Liberty Style
An allover, small-scale
organic
(usually floral and other
plant-inspired) printed or dyed patterns, characterized by highly
stylized, flowing curvilinear forms and subtle, artistic tones of Art
Nouveau, developed by Liberty & Co. of London. »
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Line-up
An unintentional straight line formed by motifs
in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal direction. »
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Madder
A brown-red dye or pigment obtained from the roots of the
plant Rubia tinctorum or an analogous synthetic dye. Also known as
Turkey red. A pattern in that palette. »
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Madras
A design with brightly colored stripes,
plaid, uneven
checks,
or other design elements, usually on a plain-colored
background. Characteristic for a fine,
plain-woven shirting or dress
cotton fabric originated in India. Bleeding madras used dyes that
resulted in bleeding and often fading of colors each time the fabric
was laundered. »
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Medallion
A circular part of the design in the shape of a disk,
oval, diamond,
hexagon, or other rotational figures, typically with a
mirror symmetry, often used in the center as a focal point of an
engineered design,
or as an organic
part of the motif. »
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Millefleurs
French for thousand flowers. A flower-studded pattern
with naturalistically depicted flowers, originally used on medieval
pictorial tapestries. »
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Mini Check
A very small-scale
check pattern
of even-sized
checks of the same color on a solid ground.
Check sizes are somewhere
between the pincheck
and the Gingham check. »
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Moire
Ripples, wavy lines, and similar effects produced by
superposition of two or more simpler patterns, for example, two sets
of lines. »
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Mongrel
A plaid design
in which the warp stripe layout and
filling stripe layout are different. »
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Mosaic
A pattern constructed from small colored
pieces. »
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Motif
One or many distinctive and recurring elements, forms,
shapes, or figures that make up a design. »
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Naturalistic
A design with realistic depictions of
organic
or
non-organic forms. »
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Neats
A neat is an allover,
small-scaled, spaced pattern with
floral or
geometric
motifs usually printed in one or two colors on a
white or colored ground.
Inexpensive to produce and economical for
dressmaking. »
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Negative Space
The area between motifs
in a layout. »
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Non-directional
A pattern that looks the same from any direction. Same as
undirectional pattern. The opposite is a
directional pattern. »
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Nonobjective
A design without recognizable natural objects, figures,
or scenes. »
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Object Print
Another term for conversationals. »
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Ogee
An onion-shaped motif. »
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Ombre
A shaded effect with gradual changes from dark to light
in value, and open to closed in coverage. »
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One-directional
A directional pattern
that has a distinct top and bottom.
Often used in floral,
scenic, and figurative designs. See
also one-way layout.
A typical example is the one-directional
allover pattern. »
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One-way Layout
A design in which all motifs
are oriented the same way.
See also one-directional pattern. »
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Optical Art
An abstract artwork that creates the illusion of movement,
vibrating effects, moire (moiré) patterns,
an exaggerated
sense of depth, or other visual effects. »
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Organic
A design inspired by, based on, or composed of plants or
a matter of animal origin. Contrast to geometric. »
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Overall
A layout
in which motifs are fairly close and evenly
distributed as opposed to stripes, borders, plaids, and engineered designs. Another
term is allover. »
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Packed
A layout
in which the motifs are placed close
together. »
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Paisley
A stylized teardrop-shaped design that originally
appeared on kashmir shawls mass-produced in Paisley,
Scotland. »
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Palette
The selected group of colors, shades, or patterns
chosen to create a particular work of art. »
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Palmette
A classical motif
based on a stylized radiating,
fan-shaped palm leaf commonly found in Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian,
and other ancient art. Also Anthemion. »
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Patchwork
A pattern simulating a pieced-together effect of
different design elements. »
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Pattern
A design for decorating a surface composed of a number of
elements (motifs) arranged in a regular or formal manner.
Often refers to "repeat pattern." »
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Pattern Classifications
Ways to group (classify) patterns according to their
traits, such as: - symmetry (for
example, seventeen planar symmetry types)
- layout
type (diamond,
drop, gradation, grid, spot,
etc.)
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layout
arrangement (allover,
foulard, etc.)
- pattern directions
(one-way,
two-way,
undirectional, etc.)
- motif
or subject
matter (florals,
geometrics,
paisleys,
conversationals, abstract,
plaid,
stripe, etc.; florals
can be further subdivided into roses, palmette
(botanical
or stylized), etc.;
conversationals
can be subdivided into pictorials,
figuratives,
etc.; geometrics
into line patterns,
argyle, etc.)
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production technique used or imitated (watercolor,
airbrush,
hound's
tooth weaving, herringbone,
chevron,
satin,
picotage,
eccentrics,
batik, etc.)
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repeating on the infinite plane or
designed to fit a specific shape
(engineered)
- purpose or
application (apparel,
home furnishing,
camouflage, etc.)
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scale
(small-scale for
contract design
or large-scale for
home furnishing)
- target garment or accessory (rugs, bandanna,
neckwear, etc.)
- coloring (madders, khaki, etc.)
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historic period,
art movement, or place of origin (Art Deco,
Art Nouveau,
Liberty style,
Pop Art,
Toile De Jouy,
Herati,
Tartan,
ethnic
(Indian, African tribal, Maya, etc.),
contemporary, etc.)
These classifications are not mutually exclusive and patterns are frequently
described as belonging to more than one class; for example, an
abstract
undirectional allover
madder
camouflage
pattern, which has the simple
shift symmetry and the half-drop layout. »
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Patterned Ground
A background
(ground)
that is in itself a pattern. Often consists
of stripes, plaids, dots, zigzags, and other small
geometric elements
or textures, but can also contain flowers and more complex
motifs. »
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Pencil Stripes
A stripe pattern
produced by lines that are about as
thick as ones drawn by pencil. The distance between lines is often
wider than the lines. Also called dress stripe. »
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Pheasant's Eye
A weave forming diamond
shapes that are somewhat
bigger than bird's eye. »
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Picotage
An old style of creating stipple
patterns in textile
printing when highlights and shadows are produced with different size
brass pins driven into a wooden block.
Also called pinning. Imitated
with a modern technology to create an old-fashion look. »
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Pincheck
A check pattern
produced by intersecting pin-sized
stripes that are one or two yarns thick. »
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Pinstripe
A stripe pattern produced by (sometimes broken) very thin lines that are one or
two yarns thick. »
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Plaid
A design that consists of crossing bands or stripes of
color, almost always at right angles. »
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Plain Weave
The simplest weave in which each weft thread passes over
and under each warp thread. Compare with plain and satin weaves. »
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Pop Art
An art movement in the 1960s that featured graphic images
of everyday figures and objects. »
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Portfolio
A collection of designs. »
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Powdered Ornament
A pattern consisting of evenly spaced scatterings of
small motifs
such as flower springs and stars. »
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Primitive Art
Art that is simple, naive, or unsophisticated in style,
has imagery of folk art, and often places emphasis on form and
expression and looks childlike. »
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Quatrefoil
A stylized four-petal flower or a leaf with four leaflets
used as a pattern motif
or in an ornament, often having a heraldic or
symbolic meaning. A similar three-petal motif is a
trefoil. »
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Quilting
The art of stitching two or more layers of fabric to create a
thicker garment, often having an
allover pattern on the top
layer. »
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Random
A design in which elements (for example flowers) are
scattered randomly within the unit of repeat.
Same as tossed layout. »
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Recall
The repetitive use of the same or similar
motifs within a
croquis
or sketch.
Variations in the motifs can include color, shape,
weight, or scale. »
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Regency Stripes
Stripes of apparently the same width and alternating
light and dark colors. Regency stripes are usually wider than candy
stripes, but narrower than awning stripes.
Commonly used in wallpaper,
upholstery, and shirtings. Originated in India and became popular
during the Regency era in the United Kingdom. Also called Bengal stripes and tiger
stripes. »
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Regimental Stripe
A stripe pattern
with colors originating from British
regiments. Most often used in neckwear. Also called
regimentals. »
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Rendering
Another term for finished croquis. »
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Repeat
The horizontal or vertical distance between identical
elements of a repeat pattern.
In the United States, the repeat is usually
measured in inches, for example, a 27" repeat. »
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Repeat Pattern
A design for decorating a surface composed of a number of
elements (motifs) arranged in a regular or formal manner.
Same as "repeating pattern."
Often abbreviated to "pattern." »
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Repeating Pattern
A design for decorating a surface composed of a number of
elements (motifs)
arranged in a regular or formal manner.
Same as "repeat pattern." »
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Roman Stripes
Bright, multicolored contrasting vertical
stripes. »
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Sateen Repeat
A non-directional pattern in which motifs
are arranged on
a rectangular grid in such a way that each "row" and "column" of the
repeated unit contains only one instance of the motif.
Additionally,
the motifs may be rotated and/or reflected to produce a more uniform
pattern. Same as spot
repeat. The distribution of the motifs in the grid resembles
the satin weave. »
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Satin Weave
A weave in which each weft thread floats over as many as
12 warps and then under a single warp. The next weft passes over the
same number of warps, but is woven in by different warps.
Compare with plain
and twill weaves. »
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Scale
The relative size of a motif
or layout. »
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Scale Pattern
Design created with overlapping arcs. Also called
clamshells. Encountered in many cultures through the
millennia. »
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Scroll
A ribbon-like motif
in the shape of a partly rolled
scroll of paper. »
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Serpentine Stripes
A pattern arranged along wavy (sinusoidal) lines,
reminiscent of reptilian movements. »
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Set Layout
A design in which motifs
are arranged as if on a hidden
grid. »
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Shades
Colors to which black has been added. »
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Shepherd's Check
The simplest of the
district check patterns consisting of
small, even-sized checks of two colors. Resembles the Gingham check.
Was also known as "Spongebag." »
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Side Repeat
The horizontal repeat of a design or cloth. »
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Sketch
A fully painted design that is not in repeat; same as
croquis. »
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Spot Repeat
A non-directional pattern in which motifs
are arranged on
a rectangular grid in such a way that each "row" and "column" of the
repeated unit contains only one instance of the motif.
Additionally,
the motifs may be rotated and/or reflected to produce a more uniform
pattern. Same as sateen
repeat. The distribution of the motifs in the grid resembles
the satin weave. »
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Sprig
A tossed pattern of small shoots, twigs, or leaves of a
plant, commonly on a pastel background. »
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Square Repeat
A layout
in which the repeating unit appears directly on
a horizontal line to the left or right of the original design unit.
Also called block repeat,
straight-across
repeat, straight
repeat, and "full-drop repeat". »
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Stipple
Dots placed closely together, creating a textured or
shaded effect. See also picotage. »
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Straight-across Repeat
A layout
in which the repeating unit appears directly on
a horizontal line to the left or right of the original design unit.
Also called block repeat,
square repeat, and straight repeat. »
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Straight Repeat
A layout
in which the repeating unit appears directly on
a horizontal line to the left or right of the original design unit.
Also called block repeat,
square repeat, and straight-across
repeat. »
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Striae
A design made of stripes that change subtly in color
and/or texture in one direction. »
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Stripe
A pattern of bands or strips, often of the same width and
color along the length. Some of the stripe patterns (in order of
increasing width) are hairline stripes,
pinstripes,
pencil stripes,
candy stripes, bengals,
and awnings. »
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Stylized
A design with modified or abstracted elements that give
the design a more decorative
look. »
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Surface Pattern
A repeat pattern
on a two-dimensional plane. Same as
wallpaper pattern.
There are exactly seventeen (17) types of surface
patterns. See wallpaper groups.
Similarly, there are seven (7)
frieze patterns
that correspond to seven types of linear patterns. »
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Swatch
A small piece of cloth used as a sample. In computer
programs, such as Adobe Illustrator, a pattern swatch is a tileable,
rectangular unit of a repeat pattern.
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Tapestry
A woven textile art
with hidden warp (vertical) threads
and visible colored weft (horizontal) threads usually depicting a
floral design,
geometric pattern,
or historic or other pictorial motif. Commonly used
for wall hangings, curtains, and upholstery. »
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Tartan
Woven plaids
that consist of stripes of different widths
and colors that were originally patterned to designate a distinctive
Scottish clan. Now any plaids
with a similar look. »
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Tattersall
A relatively small-scale
check pattern (smaller than
windowpane) produced by regularly spaced, evenly colored thin lines on
a usually light ground. »
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Tessellations
A repeat pattern composed of
interlocking shapes that
can be extended infinitely. »
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Textile Design
The art and science of designing for fabrics. Typically (but not always)
involves the creation of repeat patterns.
Specifications differ drastically depending on application
(contract, apparel,
home furnishings, etc.),
technology (printed, woven, etc.), and other considerations.
Commonly done with software. »
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Theme
A subject matter for a design or
collection. »
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Toile De Jouy
A decorating pattern on a scenic, pastoral, or
floral
theme
usually printed in one color on a light or white ground.
Originated in 18th century France. Often abbreviated to
"toile." »
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Tossed
A design in which elements (for example flowers) are
scattered randomly within the unit of repeat. Also called
random layout. »
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Tracery
The ornamental framework of interlacing stone, wood, or
cast iron ribs supporting (or implying the support of) glass in a
Gothic window. »
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Transitional
A naturalistic design that is
highly stylized, but
still showing some recognizable elements. »
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Trapping
One semi-transparent color falling on another to produce
a third color. Also called fall-on. »
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Trefoil
A stylized three-petal flower or a leaf with three
leaflets used as a pattern motif or in an ornament, often having a
heraldic or symbolic meaning. A similar four-petal motif is a
quatrefoil. »
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Trellis
A pattern featuring a supporting structure of interwoven
pieces of wood or metal (latticework)
sometimes adorned with climbing
vines or flowers. »
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Turnover
A design in which the motif
is flipped horizontally or
vertically. »
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Twill Weave
A weave in which each weft thread passes over two (or
more) warps and then under the same number of warps to produce
diagonal ridges. Compare with plain
and satin weaves. »
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Two-directional Pattern
A directional pattern
that has features in two directions,
typically at 90° or 180°. A design that is reversible in
the top and bottom directions is also called a
two-way design. »
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Two-way Layout
A design in which half the motifs
face an opposite
direction, for example, up and down. See also
two-directional design. »
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Unbalanced Stripes
Unbalanced stripes do not have a "center" and are
asymmetrical stripes. »
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Undirectional
A design that looks the same from any direction. Same as
non-directional design. The opposite is a
directional pattern. »
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Vermicular
A pattern of irregular twisted lines (derived from the
Latin "worm"). Also called vermiculate and vermiculated (for example
vermiculated ground), seaweed, scribble, maze, and network pattern.
Can be formed by dots (see stippling and picotage). »
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Wallpaper Groups
A mathematical concept that uses symmetry to classify
surface repeat patterns (repetitive designs on a two-dimensional
plane). There are exactly seventeen (17) wallpaper groups that
correspond to seventeen different types of surface patterns.
Similarly, there are seven (7) frieze groups that correspond to seven
types of linear (frieze) patterns. »
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Wallpaper Pattern
A repeat pattern
on a two-dimensional plane. Same as
surface pattern.
There are exactly seventeen (17) types of wallpaper
patterns. See wallpaper groups.
Similarly, there are seven (7)
frieze patterns
that correspond to seven types of linear
patterns. »
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Watercolor
Imitating effects produced by painting with watercolors
(aquarelles). Often creates patterns with light, soft, and transparent
gradations. »
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Weaving
A method of making fabrics by interlacing two sets of
yarns (threads), in which one set (warp) runs along the length of
fabric and the other (weft) from side to side. The three basic weaves
are plain,
twill,
and satin. »
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Windowpane Check
A widely spaced check pattern
resembling panes in a
window. Commonly used on suits, shirtings, and
accessories. »
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Wreath
A ring-shaped intertwined garland of flowers or leaves,
often with ribbons and/or other decorations. »
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Zalij
The intricate
geometric
mosaic
tilework created from sets
of characteristic shapes, typically cut from enameled terracotta
squares. Used as decorations outside and inside buildings. Another
spelling is zillij. »
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Zillij
The intricate
geometric
mosaic tilework created from sets
of characteristic shapes, typically cut from enameled terracotta
squares. Used as decorations outside and inside buildings. Another
spelling is zalij. »
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