alamode

2 definitions found

alamode - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, n.
     A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called
     simply mode. --Buchanan.
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  Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, adv. & a. [F. [`a] la mode after the
     fashion.]
     According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef
     shops." --Macaulay.
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