noun
fashion
FASHN
noun
1
Popular styles of clothing and appearance at a given time, or the industry built around them.
"She works as a buyer in the fashion industry."
"Bell-bottoms went out of fashion decades ago but keep coming back."
2
The way in which something is done; a manner or style.
"He answered the question in his usual roundabout fashion."
verb
1
To make or shape something, often skilfully or by hand.
"The blacksmith fashioned a new set of horseshoes."
"They fashioned a raft out of driftwood and rope."
How to Use Fashion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCurrent clothing trends and styles, or, more broadly, a particular way of doing something.
Common pairings
in fashion
out of fashion
the fashion industry
fashion a plan
Word Forms
fashioned past tense, fashions plural, fashions singular
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Etymology
From Old French façon, "shape, make, appearance," ultimately from Latin factio, "a making" — a doublet of "faction."