motif
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5.3
- noun
- /moʊˈtiːf/
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motivo
- Note the flowers woven into the motif.
- decorative motifs
- artistic motifs
- central motif
It could be because whoever asked the Goldsmith to make this piece supplied the types of motifs they wanted to have.
- It could be because whoever asked the Goldsmith to make this piece supplied the types of motifs they wanted to have.
- Beings carved into size of mountains that look like Egyptian motif.
- So these sorts of these sorts of models all require really accurate descriptions of motifs.
Examples
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They picked out this yellow and white motif for the wedding.
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I have always wanted to give a wedding shower with a monster motif.
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I started with a simple motif like this.
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Just as a decorative motif.
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And that motif is repeated in three dimensions.
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Each colour combination, each design motif had its own meaning and denoted the status of those who wore them.
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I recognize the traditional "drunkard's path" motif on a matching chair.
Fiction book (2000) -
The unopened packing box with its black and white motif sits in the center of the floor.
Fiction book (2001) -
When light passes through the vessel's walls, the motifs are dramatically illuminated.
Academic text (2008) -
The tiles are arranged in a wave motif, echoing the contours of the distant mountains.
Synonyms
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3.3
A pattern or picture used to decorate a surface
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2.8
A repeated design like shapes or flowers on cloth
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5.1
A detailed, complex design that has many connected parts like leaves or flowers
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4.5
Making repeated designs on a surface, like cloth or walls
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7.5
A repeated design used to decorate walls or fabric
A repeating decorative border made from one continuous line that forms square corners
A repeated decorative border of straight lines that turn in square corners, often on vases and buildings
A decorative object in the Moorish style with detailed geometric patterns
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Motif comes from the French motive and the old Latin root movere, which means 'to move'. A helpful way to remember the decorative sense is to imagine a small design that 'moves' across cloth or walls by being used again and again, so a motif is a repeated pattern.