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patternmaker

patternmaker noun: a tradesperson who makes wooden patterns from which sand molds for sand casting are made.

patternmaker: a tradesperson who makes wooden patterns from which sand molds for sand casting are made
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Noun

patternmaker (plural patternmakers)

  1. A tradesperson who makes wooden patterns from which sand molds for sand casting are made.
    • One soon learned, however, that it was no easy thing to make wood do exactly as one required it. It looked quite easy in the masterly hands of the experienced pattern-maker, but the mysteries of dowelling and mortice and tenon were not uncovered in a week or two.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341
  2. Someone who makes other kinds of patterns, such dress patterns.

Forms of patternmaker

pluralpatternmakers

Origin of patternmaker

From pattern + maker.

Questions about patternmaker

What does patternmaker mean?
Patternmaker means a tradesperson who makes wooden patterns from which sand molds for sand casting are made.
What part of speech is patternmaker?
Patternmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of patternmaker?
The plural of patternmaker is patternmakers.

Words near patternmaker in the dictionary

  1. patternized
  2. patternless
  3. patternlessly
  4. patternlessness
  5. patternlike
  6. patternmaker
  7. patternmakers
  8. patternmaking
  9. patterns
  10. patterns up
  11. patternwise

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