Meaning
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, v.t. 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.
