Fashionably

  • 61Fluxed — Flux Flux, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluxed} (fl[u^]kst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluxing}.] 1. To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux. [1913 Webster] He might fashionably and genteelly . . . have been dueled or fluxed into another world. South.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62Fluxing — Flux Flux, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluxed} (fl[u^]kst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluxing}.] 1. To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux. [1913 Webster] He might fashionably and genteelly . . . have been dueled or fluxed into another world. South.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 63fern bar — noun Date: 1976 a bar or restaurant fashionably decorated with green plants and especially ferns …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 64retro — adjective Etymology: French rétro, short for rétrospectif retrospective Date: 1974 relating to, reviving, or being the styles and especially the fashions of the past ; fashionably nostalgic or old fashioned < a retro look > • retro noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 65silk-stocking — adjective Date: 1798 1. aristocratic, wealthy < a silk stocking district > < a silk stocking law firm > 2. fashionably dressed < a silk stocking audience > 3. of or relating to the American Federalist party …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 66silk stocking — noun Date: 1836 1. an aristocratic or wealthy person 2. a fashionably dressed person 3. federalist 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 67fashionable — I. adjective Date: circa 1580 1. conforming to the custom, fashion, or established mode 2. of or relating to the world of fashion • fashionability noun • fashionableness noun • fashionably adverb II …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 68swank — I. intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German swanken to sway; akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple Date: 1708 show off, swagger; also boast 1 II. adjective Etymology: Middle Low German or Middle Dutch swanc supple; akin to Old&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 69Daffynition — A daffynition (derived from daffy and definition) is a pun format involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word (or group of words). They are similar to transpositional puns, but often much less …

    Wikipedia

  • 70Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …

    Wikipedia