Patterns - Describing clothes
English vocabulary lesson
animal print
Made to resemble the characteristic pattern of the skin or fur of an animal
such as a leopard, tiger, giraffe, etc.
argyle
A pattern of diamond shapes on a plain background.
This pattern is used more with items made of wool such as socks or sweaters.
camouflage
Traditionally used by soldiers so they can blend
or hide without being noticed in their surroundings.
Typically it has shades of green with black and brown.
Sometimes this word is shortened to just camo.
Checked
Consists of alternating squares of different colors.
Sometimes checkered also written as chequered is used instead of checked.
Checked is used in British English and American English.
Checkered with a CK spelling is used in American English.
Chequered with the QU spelling is used in British English.
floral
Decorated with a pattern or pictures of flowers.
Sometimes flowered or flowery is used instead of floral.
paisley
A detailed pattern of curved shapes that look like feathers or a tear drop shape with a curved end.
pinstriped
A pattern of very thin, usually white or pale, parallel lines on a darker colored cloth
plaid
A pattern of horizontal and vertical bands or lines in multiple colours that cross each other.
Note: tartan is a type of plaid used to identify a community or clan, typically of Scotland.
plain
Not decorated in any way;
with nothing added;
without a design.
It consists of one color.
polka dot
A regular pattern of round spots of the same size and color on a background of a different color.
When the spots are different sizes and or color then it is called spotted.
striped
Marked with a pattern of stripes which are long lines of color.
Stripe is the noun
Striped is the adjective
tie-dyed
Consists of tying or twisting portions of the fabric or clothing
so that parts of it will not absorb the dye.
This process is known as tie dyeing.
Pay attention to the spelling of this verb.
There are more types of patterns that you will see on clothing,
though these are the most common words that people know and use.
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