Alamode
adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lustrous silk fabric used for headscarves. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of a la mode. alt-of, alternative
"Once, I remember carrying my own bread (which I had brought from home in the morning) under my arm, wrapped in a piece of paper, like a book, and going to a famous alamode beef-house near Drury Lane, and ordering a 'small plate' of that delicacy to eat with it."
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of a la mode. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"Once, I remember carrying my own bread (which I had brought from home in the morning) under my arm, wrapped in a piece of paper, like a book, and going to a famous alamode beef-house near Drury Lane, and ordering a 'small plate' of that delicacy to eat with it."
Etymology
From à la mode.
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