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

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

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

But she was a kindly soul, who had not forgotten the gift of my Lady Squander's pink alamode.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary

Their works are all Parian marble, alabaster, porphyry, and royal cement; they treat of nothing but heroic deeds, mighty things, grave and difficult matters, and this in a crimson, alamode, rhetorical style.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

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