/ ˈfæʃn; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U , C ] a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place; the state of being popular :
dressed in the latest fashion
the new season's fashions
Long skirts have come into fashion again.
Jeans are still in fashion .
Some styles never go out of fashion .
2.
[ C ] a popular way of behaving, doing an activity, etc. :
The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language.
Fashions in art and literature come and go.
3.
[ U ] the business of making or selling clothes in new and different styles :
a fashion designer / magazine / show
the world of fashion
the fashion industry
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IDIOMS
- after a fashion
- after the fashion of sb/sth
- in (a) ... fashion
- like it's going out of fashion
■ verb
[ vn ] fashion A (from / out of B) | fashion B (into A) to make or shape sth, especially with your hands :
She fashioned a pot from the clay.
She fashioned the clay into a pot.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense make, shape, appearance , also a particular make or style ): from Old French façon , from Latin factio(n-) , from facere do, make.