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Alamode [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

According to the fashion or prevailing mode.

Alamode [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A thin glossy silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.

Alamode [Adverb and adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

According to the fashion or prevailing mode.

Alamode [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode.