Fashioning

fashioning
    n 1: the act that results in something coming to be; "the
         devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the
         making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"
         [syn: {devising}, {fashioning}, {making}]
    

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.
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            Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay.
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            Ingenious art . . .
            Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper.
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   2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to.
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            Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and
            conditions of the people.             --Spenser.
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   3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom.
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            Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight.
                                                  --Locke.
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   4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   {Fashioning needle} (Knitting Machine), a needle used for
      widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it.
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