model

MODEL, noun mod'l. [Latin modulus, from modus.] 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. MOD'EL, verb transitive To plan or form in a particular manner; to shape; to imitate in planning or forming; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.