fashion

  • 41fashion — 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.… …

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  • 42fashion — 01. Body piercing has become a popular [fashion] amongst certain groups in our society. 02. Gwyneth Paltrow is a beautiful young actress who is known for always dressing very [fashionably]. 03. When I was a teenager, long hair was [fashionable],… …

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  • 43fashion — {{11}}fashion (n.) c.1300, shape, manner, mode, from O.Fr. façon (12c.) face, appearance; construction, pattern, design; thing done; beauty; manner, characteristic feature, from L. factionem (nom. factio) group of people acting together, lit. a… …

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  • 44fashion*/*/ — [ˈfæʃ(ə)n] noun I 1) [U] the activity or business that involves styles of clothes and people s appearance the world of fashion[/ex] an Italian fashion designer[/ex] 2) [U] the state of being popular at a particular time High heels are back in… …

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  • 45fashion —    Two major fashion shows are held each February and each September, the Pasarela Cibeles in Madrid and the Salón Gaudí in Barcelona. These are the shop window for an industry which in 1995 was employing up to 180,000 personnel and producing… …

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  • 46fashion — 1. noun 1) the fashion for tight clothes Syn: vogue, trend, craze, rage, mania, fad; style, look; tendency, convention, custom, practice; informal thing 2) the world of fashion Syn …

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  • 47fashion — /ˈfæʃən / (say fashuhn) noun 1. a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, procedure, etc.: the latest fashion in hats. 2. conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: dictates of fashion;… …

  • 48fashion — n. & v. n. 1 the current popular custom or style, esp. in dress or social conduct. 2 a manner or style of doing something (in a peculiar fashion). 3 (in comb.) in a specified manner (walk crab fashion). 4 fashionable society (a woman of fashion) …

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  • 49fashion — fash•ion [[t]ˈfæʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.; mode: the latest fashion in boots[/ex] 2) conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., esp. of polite society, or conformity to it: to be out of… …

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  • 50Fashion — Fa|shion 〈[ fæ̣ʃən] f.; ; unz.〉 1. Mode 2. guter Ton, Lebensart [engl., „Mode“] * * * Fa|shion [ fɛʃn̩ , engl.: fæʃ(ə)n ], die; [engl. fashion < (a)frz. façon, ↑ 1Fasson]: a) Mode; b) …

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