model

phantom – A model of a baby used in obstetric demonstration. More…

configure – First meant “fashion according to a model.” More…

pattern – Comes from patron, “something serving as a model.” More…

Frisbee – Was modeled on pie tins from Mrs. Frisbie’s Pies—made by the Frisbie Bakery of Bridgeport, Connecticut—which students began tossing around in the 1920s. More…

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