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fash·ion 
[fash-uhn] Pronunciation Key
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[fash-uhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 1. | a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses. |
| 2. | conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., esp. of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; to be out of fashion. |
| 3. | manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion. |
| 4. | the make or form of anything: He liked the fashion of the simple, sturdy furniture. |
| 5. | a kind; sort: All fashions of people make up the world. |
| 6. | Obsolete. workmanship. |
| 7. | Obsolete. act or process of making. |
| 8. | to give a particular shape or form to; make: The cavemen fashioned tools from stones. |
| 9. | to accommodate; adjust; adapt: doctrines fashioned to the varying hour. |
| 10. | Shipbuilding. to bend (a plate) without preheating. |
| 11. | Obsolete. to contrive; manage. |
| 12. | after or in a fashion, in some manner or other or to some extent; in a makeshift, unskillful, or unsatisfactory way: He's an artist after a fashion. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME facioun shape, manner < AF faço(u)n, façun, OF faceon < L factiōn- (s. of factiō) a doing, company. See faction]
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fash·ion·less, adjective
—Synonyms 1. mode; fad, rage, craze. Fashion, style, vogue imply popularity or widespread acceptance of manners, customs, dress, etc. Fashion is that which characterizes or distinguishes the habits, manners, dress, etc., of a period or group: the fashions of the 18th century. Style is sometimes the equivalent of fashion, but also denotes conformance to a prevalent standard: to be in style; a chair in the Queen Anne style. Vogue suggests the temporary popularity of certain fashions: this year's vogue in popular music. 4. shape, cut, pattern, figure. 8. frame, construct, mold. 9. suit, fit.
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| fash·ion
(fāsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. fash·ioned, fash·ion·ing, fash·ions
[Middle English facioun, from Old French façon, appearance, manner, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, a making, from factus, past participle of facere, to make, do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] fash'ion·er n. Synonyms: These nouns refer to a prevailing or preferred manner of dress, adornment, behavior, or way of life at a given time. Fashion, the broadest term, usually refers to what accords with conventions adopted by polite society or by any culture or subculture: a time when long hair was the fashion. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fashion (n.)
fashion (n.)
c.1300, "shape, manner, mode," from O.Fr. façon, from L. factionem (nom. factio) "group of people acting together," lit. "a making or doing," from facere "to make" (see factitious). Sense of "prevailing custom" is from c.1489; that of "style of attire" is from 1529. The verb is first recorded 1413. Fashionable in the sense of "stylish" is from 1608.
"To call a fashion wearable is the kiss of death. No new fashion worth its salt is wearable." [Eugenia Sheppard, "New York Herald Tribune," Jan. 13, 1960]Fashion plate (1851) originally was "full-page picture in a popular magazine showing the prevailing or latest style of dress," in ref. to the "plate" from which it was printed. Transf. sense of "well-dressed person" had emerged by 1920s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| fashion | |
noun | |
| 1. | how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: manner] |
| 2. | characteristic or habitual practice |
| 3. | the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior |
| 4. | consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode |
verb | |
| 1. | make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fashion
Fash"ion\, n. [OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F. facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to make. See Fact, Feat, and cf. Faction.]1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.; workmanship; execution. The fashion of his countenance was altered. --Luke ix. 29. I do not like the fashion of your garments. --Shak. 2. The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion. The innocent diversions in fashion. --Locke. As now existing, fashion is a form of social regulation analogous to constitutional government as a form of political regulation. --H. Spencer. 3. Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion. 4. Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; way. "After his sour fashion." --Shak. After a fashion, to a certain extent; in a sort. Fashion piece (Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate the transom, and define the shape of the stern. Fashion plate, a pictorial design showing the prevailing style or a new style of dress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fashion
Fash"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fashioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Fashioning.] [Cf. F. faconner.]1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay. Ingenious art . . . Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper. 2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. --Spenser. 3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. --Locke. 4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak. Fashioning needle (Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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