alamodes
plural of alamode
Source: Wiktionary
Al"a*mode`, adv. & a. Etym: [F. Ă la mode after the fashion.]
Definition: According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef shops." Macaulay.
Al"a*mode`, n.
Definition: A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
