Motif
in the visual arts, individual design element, alone or combined to produce a pattern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In art, a motif (pronunciation) (help·info) is a repeated pattern, image, or theme. Paisley designs are called motifs. Many designs in mosques in Islamic culture are motifs. Two major Roman motifs are egg and tongue, and ball and reel.
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Motifs may have iconographic significance within a work of art.