design

DESIGN, verb transitive [Latin To seal or stamp, that is, to set or throw.] 1. To delineate a form or figure by drawing the outline; to sketch; as in painting and other works of art. 2. To plan; to form an outline or representation of any thing. Hence, 3. To project; to form in idea, as a scheme. Hence, 4. To purpose or intend; as, a man designs to write an essay, or to study law. 5. To mark out by tokens. 6. To intend to apply or appropriate; with for; as, we design this ground for a garden, and that for a park. The word design may include an adapting or planning a thing for a purpose, or mere intention or scheme of the mind, which implies a plan. The father designs his son for the profession of the law, or for the ministry. It was formerly followed by to, but this use is now uncommon. DESIGN, noun 1. A plan or representation of a thing by an outline; sketch; general view; first idea represented by visible lines; as in painting or architecture. 2. A scheme or plan in the mind. A wise man is distinguished by the judiciousness of his designs. 3. Purpose; intention; aim; implying a scheme or plan in the mind. It is my design to educate my son for the bar. 4. The idea or scheme intended to be expressed by an artist; as the designs of medals. 5. In manufactories, the figures with which workmen enrich their stuffs, copied from painting or draughts. 6. In music, the invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.