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alamode

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a·la·mode  (äl-md, l-)
n.
A lustrous plain-weave silk fabric for head coverings and scarfs.
[From à la mode.]
alamode [ˈæləˌməʊd]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a soft light silk used for shawls and dresses, esp in the 19th century See also surah
[from à la mode]
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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.
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