fashion craze

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• fashion — n 1 manner, way, *method, mode, system Analogous words: practice, *habit, custom, usage, wont 2 Fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze, dernier cri, cry are comparable when denoting a way of dressing, of furnishing and decorating rooms, of …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• craze — [kreız] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: craze to make crazy ; CRAZED] a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time = ↑fad craze for ▪ She started a craze for this type of jewellery. ▪ At that time, scooters were the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Craze — Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet. [1913 Webster] It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] 3. A temporary passion or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fashion — [fash′ən] n. [ME fasoun < OFr faceon < L factio, a making: see FACTION1] 1. the make, form, or shape of a thing 2. Now Rare kind; sort 3. the way in which something is made or done; manner 4. the current style or mode of dress, speech,… …   English World dictionary

• craze — [krāz] vt. crazed, crazing [ME crasen, to crack, break < Scand, as in Dan krase, to crackle, Swed krasa, to break up] 1. Obs. to break or shatter 2. to cause to become mentally ill; make insane 3. to produce a crackled surface or small cracks… …   English World dictionary

• craze — [n] fad, strong interest chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, in thing*, kick*, mania, mode, monomania, newest wrinkle*, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, the last word*, the latest thing*, trend, vogue, wrinkle;… …   New thesaurus

• fashion — [n1] latest style, prevailing taste appearance, bandwagon*, chic, configuration, convention, craze, cry, cultism, cultus, custom, cut, dernier cri, fad, faddism, figure, form, furor, in thing*, last word*, latest*, latest thing*, line*, look,… …   New thesaurus

• craze — vogue, fad, rage, *fashion, style, mode, dernier cri, cry …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• fashion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Prevailing mode Nouns 1. fashion, style, [bon] ton, society; good society, polite society; drawing room, civilized life, civilization; town; haut or beau monde, high life, court; world; haute couture,… …   English dictionary for students

• fashion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Anglo French façun, fauschoun, from Latin faction , factio act of making, faction, from facere to make more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the make or form of something b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• craze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze? ▪ dance, diet …   Collocations dictionary