patterning noun2 •A pattern; the production of a pattern; the process of forming a pattern.[…] the tesserae will form patterns which for us are wholly meaningless, yet the patterning in every case is equally specific and inevitable, implying the pattern above it, implied in that below[…] — 1905 •Emulation, following as a model; frequently with after.When it is serious it leads to a copying after the manners and personal habits of elders, and a patterning after the style of dress in those whom the children admire. — 1916 formspatternings
