à la mode
Americanadjective
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in or according to the fashion.
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Cooking.
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(of pie or other dessert) served with a portion of ice cream, often as a topping.
apple pie à la mode.
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(of beef ) larded and braised or stewed with vegetables, herbs, etc., and served with a rich brown gravy.
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adjective
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fashionable in style, design, etc
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(of meats) braised with vegetables in wine
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(of desserts) served with ice cream
Etymology
Origin of à la mode
First recorded in 1640–50; French, literally, “in the current fashion”
Example Sentences
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The backdrop is a cubist cityscape; their hair is cropped in the manner of Parisian garçons; and their red lips and shaded eyes are thoroughly à la mode.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2018
It has remained there, waxing and waning à la mode.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Don’t miss: The bleu cheese haystack -- a pile of shoestring fries covered in blue cheese and buffalo wing sauce -- and the apple-filled glazed doughnut served à la mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2015
Your choice of a straw trilby is à la mode, judging by the early evidence presented on the streets this season.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2013
The "dining-rooms," "à la mode beef shops," and "chop-houses" abounded in the "City," and with unvarying monotony served four, six, or ninepenny "plates" with astonishing rapidity, quite rivalling in a way the modern "quick lunch."
From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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