3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.

Pat"ter*er (?), n. One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a

street peddler. [Cant, Eng.]

Pat"tern (?), n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See

Patron.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar;

that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a

pattern of a machine.