fashion
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
fashions
plural
fashions
Britannica Dictionary definition of FASHION
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a
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a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people
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Jewelry and clothing fashions vary with the season.
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Long, full skirts were (all/very much) the fashion in those days.
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fashion-conscious shoppers [=shoppers who know what styles are popular]
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Short skirts are currently in fashion. [=are currently popular]
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Short skirts have come back into fashion.
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Those ruffled blouses went out of fashion years ago.
b
[noncount]
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the business of creating and selling clothes in new styles
— often used before another noun
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see also high fashion
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the world of fashion
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the fashion industry
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She reads all the fashion magazines. [=magazines about the newest fashions]
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We attended a fashion show. [=a show at which people who design clothes show their new designs]
c
fashions
[plural]
:
clothes that are popular
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She always wears the latest fashions.
2
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a style, way of behaving, etc., that is popular in a particular time and place
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Literary fashions have changed in recent years.
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Action movies are (all) the fashion in Hollywood these days. = Action movies are in fashion in Hollywood these days.
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Her theories have fallen/gone out of fashion. [=are no longer popular]
3
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a specified way of acting or behaving
— usually used after in
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His friends noticed that he was behaving in a strange fashion. [=behaving strangely]
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We started the meeting in an orderly fashion.
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We all lined up in orderly fashion.
after a fashion
:
to a slight or minor degree
:
somewhat
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I can play the piano after a fashion, but I can't play anything difficult.
2
fashion
/ˈfæʃn̩/
verb
fashions;
fashioned;
fashioning
2
fashion
/ˈfæʃn̩/
verb
fashions;
fashioned;
fashioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of FASHION
[+ object]
:
to form (something) into something else
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to make (something) from something else
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Students fashioned the clay into small figures.
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figures fashioned [=formed] from clay
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She used the scraps of fabric to fashion a little doll's dress.
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a table fashioned out of an old door
