DESIGN IS:

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  1548, from L. designare "mark out, devise," from de- "out" + signare "to mark," from signum "a mark, sign

  Baskerville
  (Jan 24 06, 07:40

  actualyl, i think i'm right, and it is linked to the word designate - which is the same as mark-out, or stand-out. But at the same time it becomes something with a purpose, like a plan "i had designs or her crumpets", before becoming the very act of constructing that plan. I think

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