patterntool
nounUK /ˈpætən tuːl/
US /ˈpætərn tuːl/
A pattern tool is a thing that helps you make or copy a shape.
She used a pattern tool to draw the same star again and again.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software feature that repeats a design across a surface.
The drawing app's pattern tool filled the page with tiny dots.
3. A device used in sewing to mark fabric shapes.
He pressed the pattern tool onto the cloth to mark the sleeve.
4. A tool for checking or measuring a repeated arrangement.
The worker used a pattern tool to check the tiles were even.