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fashion

fash·ion [ fásh'n ]


noun  (plural fash·ions)
Definition:
 
1. clothing styles: style in clothing, hair, and personal appearance generally
the latest in men's fashions

2. business of styles: the business of creating, promoting, or studying the latest styles in clothing and hair

3. current style: the style of dress, behavior, way of living, or other expression that is popular at present
a way of speaking that is no longer in fashion

4. manner: a particular way of behaving or doing something

5. shape: the form or shape of something

6. type: a type or variety



transitive verb  (past and past participle fash·ioned, present participle fash·ion·ing, 3rd person present singular fash·ions)
Definition:
 
1. make something: to give shape or form to something
fashion a chair from some leftover pieces of wood

2. influence something: to change somebody's character or beliefs by influence or training
attitudes fashioned by his grandparents

3. adapt something: to adapt something or make something suitable
fashion it to fit over the bump in the middle

[14th century. Via French façon "shape" < Latin faction- (see faction1)]

fash·ion·er noun

after a fashion in some way but not very well


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