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02/24/2006 07:30:45 PM · #1 |
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fashion
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fashion[1,noun]fashion[2,transitive verb]Bristol fashionfashion platehigh fashion
Main Entry: 1fash·ion
Pronunciation: 'fa-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Middle French façon, from Latin faction-, factio act of making, faction, from facere to make -- more at DO
1 a : the make or form of something b archaic : KIND, SORT
2 a : a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way b : mode of action or operation
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 c : social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct
- after a fashion : in an approximate or rough way
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 . STYLE often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste . MODE suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated . VOGUE stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion . FAD suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion . RAGE and CRAZE stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad . synonym see in addition METHOD
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