pattern

noun:a repeated decorative design or arrangement of shapes, colors, or lines
- The fabric had a beautiful floral pattern.
noun:a regular and predictable arrangement or sequence of events or objects
- The tides follow a predictable pattern of rising and falling each day.
noun:a model or design used as a guide in making something
- She used a paper pattern to cut the fabric for the dress.
verb:to form a pattern on something; to decorate with a pattern
- Frost patterned the windowpane with intricate crystals.