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fashions

12 definitions • 22 examples
1
a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc.:

Examples:

in fashion Long hair is back in fashion for men.
out of fashion Fur coats have gone out of fashion.
the latest fashion She always wears the latest fashions.
2
to do what is popular at the time:

Examples:

Many adults follow fashion in clothes and social opinions as much as their children do.
3
If you use something like it's going out of fashion, you use large amounts of it very quickly:

Examples:

Emma spends money like it's going out of fashion.
4
a way of doing things:

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5
If you can do something after a fashion, you can do it, but not well:

Examples:

I can cook, after a fashion.
6
to make something using your hands:

Examples:

fashion something from something He fashioned a hat for himself from newspaper.
fashion something out of something She taught the children how to fashion puppets out of fabric and feathers.
7
a custom, look, or way of doing things that is considered acceptable:

Examples:

Long skirts are back in fashion this season.
Formal dinner parties seem to be out of fashion.
8

Examples:

[ U ] She has a flair for fashion.
[ C ] He plays golf and dresses in the latest fashions.
9
a way of doing things:

Examples:

The sale of the property has to be conducted in a systematic fashion.
10
to create something, using the hands or the imagination:

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11

Examples:

The film makes fun of major figures in the fashion industry.
The fashion retailer announced a drop in YTD profits of 57%.
12
something that is popular at a particular time:

Examples:

The fashion for outsourcing has led to a shortage of home-grown workers with good IT skills.
Social networking sites seem to be going out of fashion.
Growing your own fruit and veg is now back in fashion.

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