Vogue

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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              One vogue, one vein,
              One air of thoughts usurps my brain.  --Herbert.
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              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.
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              Use may revive the obsoletest words,
              And banish those that now are most in vogue.
                                                    --Roscommon.
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     2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.] --Strype.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "vogue":
     a la mode, acceptance, acclaim, bon ton, celebrity, character,
     chic, convention, craze, cry, currency, custom, eclat, fad, fame,
     famousness, fashion, fashionableness, favor, figure, furore, glory,
     haute couture, high fashion, in the mode, kudos, last word,
     latest thing, look, mode, modish, name, notoriety, notoriousness,
     popularity, preference, prevailing taste, prevalence, proper thing,
     publicity, rage, reclame, recognition, renown, report, reputation,
     repute, soigne, soignee, stream of fashion, style, stylish,
     stylishness, swim, taste, the bubble reputation, trend, voguish