Noun

(en noun)

A recurring or dominant element; a theme.

See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?

(music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work

A decorative figure that is repeated in a design

(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.

A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.

(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

Noun

(en noun)

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

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The act of producing such a picture.

Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat).

A small portion of tea for steeping.

* 1853 , Alice Cary, Clovernook

the tea-kettle was presently steaming like an engine, and an extra large "drawing of tea" was steeping on the hearth.