patternmaking

The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.

Noun

  1. The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.
    • 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. - 2008 March 20, Cathy Horyn, “Two Who Believe...

Origin

From pattern + making.

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