1.
[syn: vogue, trend, style]
2. a current state of general acceptance and use;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vogue \Vogue\, n. [F. vogue a rowing, vogue, fashion, It. voga,
fr. vogare to row, to sail; probably fr. OHG. wag?n to move,
akin to E. way. Cf. Way.]
1. The way or fashion of people at any particular time;
temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for
the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue.
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One vogue, one vein,
One air of thoughts usurps my brain. --Herbert.
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Whatsoever its vogue may be, I still flatter myself
that the parents of the growing generation will be
satisfied with what ?? to be taught to their
children in Westminster, in Eton, or in Winchester.
--Burke.
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Use may revive the obsoletest words,
And banish those that now are most in vogue.
--Roscommon.
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2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.] --Strype.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vogue
n 1: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest
vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a
style of their own" [syn: vogue, trend, style]
2: a current state of general acceptance and use