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Webster 1913 Edition
Model
Mod′el
,Noun.
1.
A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size;
as, a 1⁄100 scale
. model
of the B-52 bomberIn charts, in maps, and eke in
models
made. Gascoigne.
I had my father’s signet in my purse,
Which was the
Which was the
model
of that Danish seal. Shakespeare
You have the
models
of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. Addison.
2.
Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan;
as, the clay
model
of a sculpture; the inventor's model
of a machine.[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a
model
where the case admits of it. Am. Cyc.
When we mean to build
We first survey the plot, then draw the
We first survey the plot, then draw the
model
. Shakespeare
3.
Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation;
as, a government formed on the
model
of the American constitution; a model
of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.4.
That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted
model
. South.
5.
Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
Thou seest thy wretched brother die,
Who was the
Who was the
model
of thy father's life. Shakespeare
A professional
model
. H. James.
Working model
, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is expected to do.
Mod′el
,Adj.
Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern;
as, a
model
house; a model
husband.Mod′el
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Modeled
or Modelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Modeling
or Modelling
.] [Cf. F.
modeler
, It. modellare
.] To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion;
as, to
model
a house or a government; to model
an edifice according to the plan delineated.Mod′el
,Verb.
I.
(Fine Arts)
To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms;
as, to
. model
in waxWebster 1828 Edition
Model
MODEL
,Noun.
1.
A pattern of something to be made; any thing of a particular form, shape or construction, intended for imitation; primarily, a small pattern; a form in miniature of something to be made on a larger scale; as the model of a building; the model of a fort.2.
A mold; something intended to give shape to castings.3.
Pattern; example; as, to form a government on the model of the British or American constitution.4.
Standard; that by which a thing is to be measured. He that despairs, measures Providence by his own contracted model.
5.
In painting and sculpture, that which is to be copied or imitated; as the naked human form.6.
A pattern; any thing to be imitated. Take Cicero, lord Chatham or Burke, as a model of eloquence; take Washington as a model of prudence, integrity and patriotism; above all, let Christ be the model of our benevolence, humility, obedience and patience.7.
A copy; representation; something made in imitation of real life; as anatomical models, representing the parts of the body. General Pfiffer constructed a model of the mountainous parts of Switzerland.