Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in
            Paradise.                             --Sir T.
                                                  Herbert.

   2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.

   {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.