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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Soon we were examining the benefits of kale chips, kale salad, kale à la mode, the history of kale, the future of kale.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
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
“We are quite à la mode, are we not, my dear Peggy?” she remarked, with a curious little laugh.
From The Missioner by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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