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fash⋅ion
[fash-uh
n] 
–noun
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 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
1250–1300; ME facioun shape, manner < AF faço(u)n, façun, OF faceon < L factiōn- (s. of factiō) a doing, company. See faction
Related forms:
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.
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) n.
[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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