This is because the pattern of stars looks like a cross.

The pattern was looking for something to attach to and couldn't find anything.

But what such a pattern would look like has never been set out in any sort of definitive way.

That was how she got her name, for the patterns looked like the swirling breath of a dragon.

"But the pattern looks pretty obvious, once you know where to look."

The patterns on the mask altered every time I looked.

Learning the way these patterns looked had been one of her first tasks as a young wizard.

From past to future, then, the likely pattern of advancing ability looks something like this.

To some, the pattern on the icing looks like a series of N's.

The patterns certainly look as if they could be two separate disorders, with similar symptoms but different causes.