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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
One vogue, one vein, One air of thoughts usurps my
brain. --Herbert.
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.
Use may revive the obsoletest words And banish
those that now are most in vogue. --Roscommon.
2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.] --Strype.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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: {trend}, {style}]
2: a current state of general acceptance and use [syn: {currency}]
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