alamode Meaning, Definition & Usage

Al"a*mode` adverb & adjective
Etymology
F. à la mode after the fashion.
Definitions
  1. According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef shops." Macaulay.
Al"a*mode` noun
Definitions
  1. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan.

Webster 1913