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NOTE: This is not an exclusive list of motifs that may appear in patterns.
See also various other forms and objects elsewhere in this vocabulary tool (e.g., leaf, flower, vine, cup, crown, wheel, sun, satyr, etc.). See also the “problem” label.
Design element or iconic graphic shape (♥) modeled after the stylized two-lobed heart.
A round, stylized decorative design shaped like a rose or a circular arrangement of petals, leaves, or geometric elements radiating outward from a center point.
Design element or iconic graphic shape (★) with with five or more points.
Design element comprised of two intersecting lines or bars that may be of equal or unequal length.
A square or rhombus tilted at a 45-degree angle.
A motif in a pattern that is significant but does not conform to a known or identifiable shape or form.














