1  <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
 2  <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG April 1999//EN" 
 3    "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/svg-19990412.dtd">
 4  <svg width="4in" height="3in">
 5    <defs>
 6      <symbol id="fourstar">
 7        <!-- Define the pattern using standard graphics elements
 8             such as paths, images, text and shapes -->
 9      </symbol>
10    </defs>
11    <ellipse style="fill: url(#fourstar)" major="40" minor="27" />
12  </svg>