English Dictionary: fashioned | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for fashioned | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fashioned \Fash"ioned\, a. Having a certain style or fashion; as old-fashioned; new-fashioned. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fashion \Fash"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fashioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fashioning}.] [Cf. F. faconner.] 1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold. Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay. Ingenious art . . . Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper. 2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to. Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. --Spenser. 3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. --Locke. 4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak. {Fashioning needle} (Knitting Machine), a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it. |