fashion
- fashion
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Anglo-French façun, fauschoun, from Latin faction-, factio act of making, faction, from facere to make — more at do
Date: 14th century
1.
a. the make or form of something
b. archaic kind, sort
2.
a. a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way <
he will, after his sour fashion, tell you — Shakespeare
>
b. mode of action or operation <assembled in an orderly fashion
>
3.
a. a prevailing custom, usage, or style
b.
(1) the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
(2) a garment in such a style <always wears the latest fashions
>
c. social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct <men and women of fashion
>
Synonyms:
fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place <the current fashion
>. style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste <a media baron used to traveling in style
>. mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated <slim bodies are the mode at this resort
>. vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion <short skirts are back in vogue
>. fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion <last year's fad is over
>. rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad <Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
> <crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted
>.
Synonym: see in addition method.
II. transitive verb
(fashioned; fashioning)
Date: 15th century
1.
a. to give shape or form to ; mold
b. alter, transform
c. to mold into a particular character by influencing or training
d. to make or construct usually with the use of imagination and ingenuity <fashion a lamp from an old churn
>
2. fit, adapt
3. obsolete contrive
• fashioner noun
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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