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vogue

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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