Patternmaking

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting. uncountable

    "It involves patternmaking and fit, qualities that have diminished partly, if not purely, as a result of the decline in skilled cutters and tailors in New York and Italy."

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"It involves patternmaking and fit, qualities that have diminished partly, if not purely, as a result of the decline in skilled cutters and tailors in New York and Italy."

Etymology

From pattern + making.

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