To delineate a form or figure by drawing the outline; to sketch; as in painting and other works of art.

To plan; to form an outline or representation of any thing. Hence,

To project; to form in idea, as a scheme. Hence,

To purpose or intend; as, a man designs to write an essay, or to study law.

To mark out by tokens.

To intend to apply or appropriate; with for; as, we design this ground for a garden, and that for a park. The word design may include an adapting or planning a thing for a purpose, or mere intention or scheme of the mind, which implies a plan. The father designs his son for the profession of the law, or for the ministry. It was formerly followed by to, but this use is now uncommon.

A plan or representation of a thing by an outline; sketch; general view; first idea represented by visible lines; as in painting or architecture.

Ascheme or plan in the mind. A wise man is distinguished by the judiciousness of his designs.

Purpose; intention; aim; implying a scheme or plan in the mind. It is my design to educate my son for the bar.

The idea or scheme intended to be expressed by an artist; as the designs of medals.

In manufactories, the figures with which workmen enrich their stuffs, copied from painting or draughts.

In music, the invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.