Entry Word: fashion

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time <during the 1990s tattoos once again became a hot fashion especially for young men> — see fad
2 a distinctive way of putting ideas into words <when angry, he tends to express himself in a fashion that shows that he has a mastery of all of the expletives in which the English language abounds> — see style 1
3 a usual manner of behaving or doing <it has long been my fashion to rise early> — see habit
4 the means or procedure for doing something <you can mix the ingredients in any fashion you choose—by hand or by machine> — see method