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fashion  


      n  
1   
a    style in clothes, cosmetics, behaviour, etc., esp. the latest or most admired style  
b    (as modifier)  
a fashion magazine     
2    modifier   (esp. of accessories) designed to be in the current fashion, but not necessarily to last  
3   
a    manner of performance; mode; way  
in a striking fashion     
b    (in combination)  
crab-fashion     
4    a way of life that revolves around the activities, dress, interests, etc., that are most fashionable  
5    shape, appearance, or form  
6    sort; kind; type  
7   ♦ after or in a fashion  
a    in some manner, but not very well  
I mended it, after a fashion     
b    of a low order; of a sort  
he is a poet, after a fashion     
8   ♦ after the fashion of   like; similar to  
9   ♦ of fashion   of high social standing  
      vb   tr  
10    to give a particular form to  
11    to make suitable or fitting  
12    Obsolete   to contrive; manage  
     (C13 facioun form, manner, from Old French faceon, from Latin factio a making, from facere to make)  
♦   fashioner      n  

Bristol fashion  
      adv  
      adj   postpositive  
1      (Nautical)   clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc  
2   ♦ shipshape and Bristol fashion   in good order; efficiently arranged  
fashion house  
      n   an establishment in which fashionable clothes are designed, made, and sold  
fashion plate  
      n  
1    an illustration of the latest fashion in dress  
2    a fashionably dressed person  
fashion victim  
      n  
Informal   a person who slavishly follows fashion  
high fashion  
      n      another name for     →   haute couture  
parrot-fashion  
      adv  
Informal   without regard for meaning; by rote  
she learned it parrot-fashion     
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green IT
n.
new trend in computing to take into account the environmental aspect when designing IT systems.
gazunder
n.
a humorous and old-fashioned word that means a chamber pot
Comes from the fact that the chamber pot 'gazunder' (= goes under) the bed
edgy
adj.
1. nervous, anxious; 2. at the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde
1. She was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking. 2. Their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas
rooftopping
n.
an urban photography trend consisting in taking the pics from the top (and usually the edge) of high buildings
fashionista
n.
1. a fashion enthusiast; someone who sets or follows trends; 2. woman working in the fashion domain (as a designer, journalist, model etc.); 3. woman passionate about shopping;

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