alamode

American  

[al-uh-mohd] / ˈæl əˌmoʊd /

noun

1. a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.

2. à la mode.

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alamode British  

/ ˈæləˌməʊd /

noun

1. a soft light silk used for shawls and dresses, esp in the 19th century See also surah

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Etymology

Origin of alamode

C17: from _{à la mode}

Example Sentences

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alamode

In an account-book of Sarah Fell of Swarthmoor Hall in 1673, are these items: "a black alamode whiske for Sister Rachel; a round whiske for Susanna; a little black whiske for myself."

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

You say right, Lady: phisiognomy and chiromancy are but trifles; nay, your geomancie meere coniecturall, the execution of your schemes circumstantiall and fallible, but your quaint alamode weare of your fancie more then astrologicall.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

On first night of the news plaintiff was quite delirious; took six plates of alamode beef, and two pots of porter.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 4, 1841 by Various

We had also alamode beef, cold fowl, a loin of veal, a dessert, and excellent wine.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

His taste in cookery, formed in subterranean ordinaries and alamode beefshops, was far from delicate.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron