fashion

fash|ion1 [ `fæʃn ] noun ***

1. ) count or uncount the fact that something such as a style of dress or an activity is popular at a particular time:

Fashions change all the time.

fashion for: The fashion for ocean bathing began in the nineteenth century.

go/be out of fashion: His ideas have gone right out of fashion.

be in/come into fashion: High heels are back in fashion.

2. ) uncount the activity or business that involves styles of clothes and people's appearance:

the world of fashion

a ) count a style of dress that is popular at a particular time:

Men's fashions change more slowly than women's.

the latest fashions

b ) only before noun relating to fashion or involved in fashion:

an Italian fashion designer

fashion magazines

after a fashion

not very well or effectively:

Things continued working after a fashion.

after the fashion of

in a style that is typical of a particular person or group:

after the fashion of the French Impressionists

in a similar/orderly/spectacular etc. fashion

in a particular way:

Voting was conducted in a peaceful and orderly fashion.

fashion

fash|ion 2 [ `fæʃn ] verb transitive FORMAL

to make something, often using a lot of skill or care:

Softley has fashioned a satisfying movie out of Henry James' novel.

toy guns fashioned from bits of wood