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fash·ion

(făsh′ən)

1. The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior: out of fashion.

2. Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode: a swimsuit that is the latest fashion.

a. Manner or mode; way: Set the table in this fashion. See Synonyms at method.

b. A personal, often idiosyncratic manner: played the violin in his own curious fashion.

4. Kind or variety; sort: people of all fashions.

5. Shape or form; configuration: a garden triangular in fashion.

tr.v. fash·ioned, fash·ion·ing, fash·ions

1. To give shape or form to; make: fashioned a table from a redwood burl.

2. To train or influence into a particular state or character: The teacher fashions her students into fine singers.

3. Archaic To adapt, as to a purpose or an occasion.

4. Obsolete To contrive.

Idiom:

after/in a fashion

In some way or other, especially to a limited extent: She sings after a fashion.

[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.

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fashion

(ˈfæʃən)

a. style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc, esp the latest or most admired style

b. (as modifier): a fashion magazine.

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) (esp of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last

a. manner of performance; mode; way: in a striking fashion.

b. (in combination): crab-fashion.

4. a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc, that are most fashionable

5. shape, appearance, or form

6. sort; kind; type

7. after a fashion in a fashion

a. in some manner, but not very well: I mended it, after a fashion.

b. of a low order; of a sort: he is a poet, after a fashion.

8. after the fashion of like; similar to

9. of fashion of high social standing

vb (tr)

10. to give a particular form to

11. to make suitable or fitting

12. obsolete to contrive; manage

[C13 facioun form, manner, from Old French faceon, from Latin factiō a making, from facere to make]

ˈfashioner n

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fash•ion

(ˈfæʃ ən)

n.

1. a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.; mode: the latest fashion in boots.

2. conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., esp. of polite society, or conformity to it: to be out of fashion.

3. manner; way; mode: in a warlike fashion.

4. the make or form of anything; shape; pattern.

5. Archaic. kind; sort.

v.t.

6. to give a particular shape or form to; make; construct.

7. to adjust; adapt; fit.

8. Obs. to contrive; manage.

Idioms:

after or in a fashion, to some minimal extent; in a rather poor way.

[1250–1300; Middle English facioun shape, manner < Anglo-French, Old French faceon < Latin factiōnem. See faction¹]

fash′ion•er, n.

Fashion

fashionable people; the fashionable world, 1807; the current styles of clothing.

fashion

Past participle: fashioned
Gerund: fashioning

Imperative
fashion
fashion

Present
I fashion
you fashion
he/she/it fashions
we fashion
you fashion
they fashion

Preterite
I fashioned
you fashioned
he/she/it fashioned
we fashioned
you fashioned
they fashioned

Present Continuous
I am fashioning
you are fashioning
he/she/it is fashioning
we are fashioning
you are fashioning
they are fashioning

Present Perfect
I have fashioned
you have fashioned
he/she/it has fashioned
we have fashioned
you have fashioned
they have fashioned

Past Continuous
I was fashioning
you were fashioning
he/she/it was fashioning
we were fashioning
you were fashioning
they were fashioning

Past Perfect
I had fashioned
you had fashioned
he/she/it had fashioned
we had fashioned
you had fashioned
they had fashioned

Future
I will fashion
you will fashion
he/she/it will fashion
we will fashion
you will fashion
they will fashion

Future Perfect
I will have fashioned
you will have fashioned
he/she/it will have fashioned
we will have fashioned
you will have fashioned
they will have fashioned

Future Continuous
I will be fashioning
you will be fashioning
he/she/it will be fashioning
we will be fashioning
you will be fashioning
they will be fashioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fashioning
you have been fashioning
he/she/it has been fashioning
we have been fashioning
you have been fashioning
they have been fashioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fashioning
you will have been fashioning
he/she/it will have been fashioning
we will have been fashioning
you will have been fashioning
they will have been fashioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fashioning
you had been fashioning
he/she/it had been fashioning
we had been fashioning
you had been fashioning
they had been fashioning

Conditional
I would fashion
you would fashion
he/she/it would fashion
we would fashion
you would fashion
they would fashion

Past Conditional
I would have fashioned
you would have fashioned
he/she/it would have fashioned
we would have fashioned
you would have fashioned
they would have fashioned

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Noun	1.	fashion - 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" manner, mode, style, way property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" form - a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" life style, lifestyle, life-style, modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" signature, touch - a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" response - the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	2.	fashion - characteristic or habitual practice practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" line of least resistance, path of least resistance - the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance"
	3.	fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior cult of personality - intense devotion to a particular person vogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" cut - the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" haute couture, high fashion, high style - trend-setting fashions fad, furor, furore, craze, cult, rage - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" retro - a fashion reminiscent of the past tailor, cut - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" style - make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress" come in - come into fashion; become fashionable go out - go out of fashion; become unfashionable
	4.	fashion - consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode consumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption
Verb	1.	fashion - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" forge make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies" craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool" tailor-make, sew, tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

fashion

noun

1. clothes, fashion business, clothes industry She longed for a career in fashion.

2. style, look, trend, rage, custom, convention, mode, vogue, usage, craze, fad, latest style, prevailing taste, latest I wore short skirts, as was the fashion.

3. method, way, style, approach, manner, mode We must go about this in an organised fashion.

verb

1. make, shape, cast, construct, work, form, create, design, manufacture, forge, mould, contrive, fabricate The desk was fashioned out of oak.

2. fit, adapt, tailor, suit, adjust, accommodate waistcoats fashioned out of Union Jacks

after a fashion to some extent, somehow, in a way, moderately, to a certain extent, to a degree, somehow or other, in a manner of speaking He knew the way, after a fashion.

in fashion popular, trendy (Brit. informal), all the rage, hip (slang), in (informal), latest, the new, happening (informal), current, modern, cool (slang), with it (informal), usual, smart, prevailing, fashionable, stylish, chic, up-to-date, customary, genteel, in vogue, up-to-the-minute, modish, du jour (French), à la mode, voguish (informal), trendsetting, all the go (informal), culty That sort of dress is in fashion again.

out of fashion unfashionable, out, old-fashioned, dated, unpopular, obsolete, out of date, out of fashion, outmoded, passé, old hat, behind the times, unhip (slang), out of the ark (informal), square (informal) Marriage seems to be out of fashion.

Quotations
"Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion - it exists to be destroyed" [Karl Lagerfeld]
"Fashion is made to become unfashionable" [Coco Chanel]

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fashion

noun

1. The current custom:

craze, fad, furor, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue.

Informal: thing.

Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing.

2. The approach used to do something:

manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way, wise.

3. A distinctive way of expressing oneself:

manner, mode, style, tone, vein.

verb

1. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:

assemble, build, construct, fabricate, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, put together, shape.

2. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile, square, suit, tailor.

Translations

زِي ، طراز، طريقهطِراز، أزْياءطَريقَه، اُسْلوبمُوضَة

módamódnízpůsob

modemode-moderetningfaconmåde

Mode Stil abkommen Art und Weise

μόδα

moda modo estilo manera

kommemoodstiil

muoti

mode coutume façon façonner habitude

moda

divatmódi

háttur, mátitíska

moda modo fare in qualche modo

流行

유행

labai madingasmadingaimanieranebemadingasšiaip taip

manieremodemodes-stilsveids

moda

mode

แฟชั่น

moda şekil stil tarz biçim

thời trang

方式时尚服装的流行式样风尚

fashion

[ˈfæʃən]

A. N

1. (= manner) → manera f, modo m
after a fashion → así así, más o menos
I play after a fashion → toco algo
after the fashion of → a la manera de
in his usual fashion → a su manera or modo
in one's own fashion → a su propio modo
in the Greek fashion → a la griega, al estilo griego
it is not my fashion to pretend (frm) → yo no acostumbro fingir

2. (= vogue) (in clothing, speech etc) → moda f
it's all the fashion now → ahora está muy de moda
it's no longer the fashion → ya no está de moda
it's the fashion to say that → es un tópico decir que ...
to be in/out of fashion → estar de moda/pasado de moda
to come into/go out of fashion → ponerse de/pasar de moda
to set a fashion for sth → imponer la moda de algo
the latest fashion → la última moda
the new Spring fashions → la nueva moda de primavera
women's/men's fashions → moda para la mujer/el hombre

3. (= good taste) → buen gusto m
what fashion demands → lo que impone el buen gusto
a man of fashion → un hombre elegante

B. VT (= shape) → formar; (= make) → fabricar; (= mould) → moldear; (= design) → diseñar

C. CPD fashion designer N → modisto/a m/f, diseñador(a) m/f de modas
fashion editor N → director(a) m/f de revista de modas
fashion house N → casa f de modas
fashion magazine N → revista f de modas
fashion model N → modelo mf
fashion page N → sección f de modas
fashion parade N → desfile m or pase m de modelos
fashion plate N → figurín m de moda
fashion show N = fashion parade fashion victim N → esclavo/a m/f de la moda

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fashion

[ˈfæʃ^ən]

(= trend, vogue) → mode f
a fashion for sth → une mode de qch
to be in fashion → être à la mode
to be out of fashion → être démodé(e)
to be the fashion → être à la mode
to come into fashion → devenir à la mode
to go out of fashion → passer de mode
to set the fashion → donner le ton

(= clothes) ladies' fashions → vêtements mpl pour femmes
the latest Parisian fashions → les dernières collections parisiennes high fashion, high-fashion

(= manner) → façon f, manière f
in a similar fashion → de la même façon, de la même manière
in a similar fashion to sb/sth → de la même façon que qn/qch, de la même manière que qn/qch
in the Greek fashion → à la grecque
after a fashion [finish, manage] → tant bien que mal

modif [accessories] → de mode; [photograph, photography, photographer] → de mode; [chain, retailer] → de vêtements; [label] → de prêt-à-porter
the fashion industry → l'industrie de la mode
the fashion pages (in magazine, newspaper) → les pages mode
fashion sense → sens m de la mode fashion parade, fashion shoot

vt (= shape, create) → façonner

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fashion

no pl (= manner) → Art (und Weise) f; (in the) Indian fashion → auf Indianerart, nach Art der Indianer; in the usual fashion → wie üblich; in a similar fashion → auf ähnliche Weise; to behave in a strange fashion → sich merkwürdig verhalten; did it work/have you translated it? — after a fashion → hat es geklappt/hast du es übersetzt? — so einigermaßen; to do something after or in a fashion → etw recht und schlecht machen; I can cook after a fashion → ich kann so einigermaßen kochen; a novel after or in the fashion of D.H. Lawrence → ein Roman im Stil von D. H. Lawrence; in this fashion → auf diese Weise, so

(in clothing: = latest style) → Mode f; (back) in fashion → (wieder) modern; it’s the/all the fashion → es ist Mode/große Mode; to come into/go out of fashion → in Mode/aus der Mode kommen; a man of fashion → ein modischer Herr; the Paris fashions → die Pariser Mode; she always wears the latest fashions → sie ist immer nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet; fashions in women’s clothes → die Damenmode; to set a fashion → eine Mode aufbringen; the fashion world → die Welt der Mode

(= custom, of society) → Sitte f, → Brauch m; (of individual) → Gewohnheit f; it was the fashion in those days → das war damals Sitte or Brauch

vt → formen, gestalten; to fashion something after something → etw einer Sache (dat) → nachbilden

fashion

fashion magazine

n → Modeheft nt → or -zeitschrift f

fashion model

n → Mannequin nt; (= man) → Dressman m

fashion parade

n → Mode(n)schau f

fashion plate

n → Modezeichnung f; she looked like a fashion → sie sah aus wie aus der Modezeitung

fashion sense

n (esp US) → Modebewusstsein nt; Tom has no fashion → Tom hat bei Kleidung keinen Geschmack

fashion show

n → Mode(n)schau f

fashion victim

n (pej inf) → Modesklave m → /-sklavin f (inf), → Modesfreak m (inf)

fashionwear

n → Modeartikel pl

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fashion

[ˈfæʃ/ən]

1. n

a. (manner) → modo, maniera
after a fashion (finish, manage) → così così
in his usual fashion → nel solito modo
in the Greek fashion → alla greca

b. (vogue, in clothing, speech) → moda
to set a fashion for sth → lanciare la moda di qc
to be in fashion → essere di/alla moda
to be out of fashion → essere fuori moda, essere passato/a di moda
to come into/go out of fashion → diventare/passare di moda
the latest fashion → l'ultima moda
the new Spring fashions → i nuovi modelli per la primavera
it's no longer the fashion → non va più di moda
women's/men's fashions → moda femminile/maschile

2. vt (gen) → fabbricare; (in clay) → modellare

3. adj (editor, house, show) → di moda

fashion

(ˈfӕʃən) noun

1. the style and design of clothes. Are you interested in fashion?; (also adjective) a fashion magazine.

2. the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time. Fashions in music and art are always changing.

3. a way of doing something. She spoke in a very strange fashion.

ˈfashionable adjective

following, or in keeping with, the newest style of dress, way of living etc. a fashionable woman; a fashionable part of town.

ˈfashionably adverb

after a fashion

in a way, but not very well. She can speak French after a fashion.

all the fashion

very fashionable. Long skirts were all the fashion last year.

in fashion

fashionable. Tweed jackets are in fashion.

out of fashion

not fashionable. Long skirts are out of fashion at present.

fashion

→ مُوضَة móda mode Mode μόδα moda muoti mode moda moda 流行 유행 mode mote moda moda мода mode แฟชั่น moda thời trang 时尚

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But we must keep alive in the vernacular the distinction between fashion, a word of narrow and often sinister meaning, and the heroic character which the gentleman imports.

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"For fashion!" said the old horse with a stamp of his foot; "for fashion!

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Well, fashion or no fashion, I don't believe there's anything prettier for a spare-room bed than a nice apple-leaf spread, that's what.

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And after this fashion, adventure to seek, Was Sir Galahad made--as it might be last week!

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He brought home with him a suit of clothes of such exquisite style and cut in fashion-- Eastern fashion, city fashion--that it filled everybody with anguish and was regarded as a peculiarly wanton affront.

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It was the fashion to make-believe, yet, underneath all the make-believe, men were still men, not wholly good nor wholly bad.

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The English fashion of the complete independence of girls was also not accepted, and not possible in Russian society.

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Accordingly, for the last three years-- ever since he had superintended the building of the new barn--Adam had always been made welcome at the Hall Farm, especially of a winter evening, when the whole family, in patriarchal fashion, master and mistress, children and servants, were assembled in that glorious kitchen, at well-graduated distances from the blazing fire.

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"You are good enough to say so, as a fashion of speech; but, I don't mean any fashion of speech.

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Not your idea of poetry, perhaps, but, after a new and growing fashion in poetry, truly poetic.

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This was the good old fashion of fireplaces when there was wood enough in the forests to keep people warm without their digging into the bowels of the earth for coal.

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The jealousies and heart-burnings thus occasioned among these so-styled children of nature are equally intense with those of the rival leaders of style and fashion in the luxurious abodes of civilized life.