Definition of fashion
1a : the make or form of something fashioned a sculpture of the general on his horse fashioned a career in urban restoration — Horace Suttonb archaic : kind, sort
2a : a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way he will, after his sour fashion, tell you — William Shakespeareb : mode of action or operation assembled in an orderly fashion not even changing fashions in warfare have diminished the island's strategic importance — Franc Shor
3a : a prevailing custom, usage, or styleb (1) : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time The spring fashions are now on display. (2) : a garment in such a style always wears the latest fashionsc : social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct men and women of fashion
after a fashion
: in an approximate or rough way became an artist after a fashion
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Examples of fashion in a Sentence
Jewelry and clothing fashions vary with the season.
Short skirts have come back into fashion.
Those ruffled blouses went out of fashion years ago.
She always wears the latest fashions.
Literary fashions have changed in recent years.
We started the meeting in an orderly fashion.
We all lined up in orderly fashion.
Recent Examples of fashion from the Web
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At the apex of Abbot Kinney’s affection for beach-chic fashion and the freshest of local produce sits Gjelina, the first of Travis Lett’s growing cadre of Westside restaurants.
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McGrath, who, according to Vogue, works on more than 60 shows every fashion season, is widely considered to be one of the most influential makeup artists of our time.
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This summer, The Cup will receive 5,000 menstrual cups thanks to a collaboration between Monki, a fashion brand with the H&M Group, and Lunette, a Finish menstrual cup company.
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The Western-style draping incorporates popular international fashion elements alongside a sense of high-quality professionalism.
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Flat wire was used in fashion as well as industry, writes Alfred.
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When Some People Couldn't Handle Lucinda Chambers' Truth For non-fashion people, this was a short but excruciatingly long week after a holiday.
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What's the biggest fashion faux pas a person can commit: Oh, there are so many.
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For Elie Saab's newest couture collection, the muse was medieval fashion.
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Origin and Etymology of fashion
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
Synonym Discussion of fashion
synonyms see in addition method
Examples of fashion in a Sentence
Students fashioned the clay into small figures.
She used the scraps of fabric to fashion a little doll's dress.
a table fashioned out of an old door
Recent Examples of fashion from the Web
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From beer festivals to good ol’ fashioned fire work shows, here’s a list of things to do during the (extended) Fourth of July weekend.
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Working in a makeshift library fashioned out of sticks and plastic tarps, Sebastian Contreras, a Chilean volunteer at the FARC camp, was putting the doctors through their mathematical paces.
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Cocktails include a barrel-aged old fashioned, the signature Empire Sunset (made with rum, vodka and citrus) and carafe cocktails, including a pineapple-jalapeno margarita and Prohibition Punch.
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Pryor, like many other Lost Cause advocates, fashioned a beguiling version of the evil image of Reconstruction.
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Having played primarily in Mexico, as well as Nicaragua and his native Venezuela, the 26-year-old has fashioned a 180-degree turnaround in pursuit of a return to the U.S. and the affiliated ranks.
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The band's keyboardist made sure of it, performing behind a large plastic bag, fashioned into a tarp.
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Johnson has fashioned a terrific career out of combining his imposing physique with light comedy and even musicals.
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Other works include a bald eagle set against a U.S. flag that retired high school teacher Carl Lopes partly fashioned from shingles and aluminum roof vents.
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Origin and Etymology of fashion
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FASHION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of fashion for English Language Learners
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: a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people
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: the business of creating and selling clothes in new styles
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fashions : clothes that are popular
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Definition of fashion for English Language Learners
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: to form (something) into something else : to make (something) from something else
FASHION Defined for Kids
Definition of fashion for Students
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: to give shape or form to … getting a piece of wood, he fashioned it in a cross … — Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped
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