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