alamode
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Al′a·mode′ (…), adverb & adjective
Origin: F. à la mode after the fashion.
According to the fashion or prevailing mode. “Alamode beef shops.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
Al′a·mode′ noun
A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; — often called simply mode. James. Buchanan
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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