alamode

American

[al-uh-mohd] / ˈæl əˌmoʊd /

noun

a lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
à la mode.

alamode British

/ ˈæləˌməʊd /

noun

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, a-la-mōd′, adv. and adj. according to the mode or fashion.—n. a light kind of glossy silk for scarfs, hat-bands, &c.—n.

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The round of beef is the best piece to alamode.

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It appeared by the evidence of the said Edmund Speering, Esq., that as he was passing through Clare-court, between one and two o'clock in the morning, he heard a great row and uproar in Thomas's alamode beef-shop—the shrill voices of women in distress, and the hoarse clamour of numerous throats masculine.

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"Set of Elizabethian sheep's trotters, from the Hearl of Alamode." eh?

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The round of beef is the best piece to alamode—the shoulder clod is good, and comes lower; it is also good stewed, without any spices.

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