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à la mode |
in fashion or in current fashion; stylish. [1/2 definitions] |
antifashion |
combined form of fashion. |
back up |
to accumulate because of inability to flow or be processed in a timely fashion. [1/8 definitions] |
bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, esp. of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
couch |
to express verbally in a certain fashion. [1/4 definitions] |
courtly |
in a courtly fashion. [1/3 definitions] |
craft |
to fashion or create with foresight and skill of execution. [1/7 definitions] |
cram |
(informal) to prepare (a person) for an examination or the like in this fashion. [1/8 definitions] |
culture |
the artistic and intellectual endeavors of a society or social class, as in the areas of music, art, fashion, and literature, or the works that are produced from these endeavors, esp. those considered of good taste and high value. [1/8 definitions] |
dance |
to move the body in a rhythmic sequence, usu. in a prescribed fashion and usu. to music. [1/9 definitions] |
darning |
clothing or the like that needs to be mended in this fashion or has already been darned. [1/2 definitions] |
date1 |
to lose currency or fashion. [1/11 definitions] |
dated |
not modern or in fashion. [1/2 definitions] |
deadpan |
in a deadpan fashion. [1/3 definitions] |
démodé |
(French) out of fashion; outmoded. |
de rigueur |
(French) required by fashion, custom, etiquette, or the like. |
dernier cri |
last cry (French); the last word; latest fashion. |
done |
in accordance with social conventions, fashion, or good taste. [1/4 definitions] |
fad |
a fashion or behavior taken up briefly but enthusiastically; craze. |
faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
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