Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, n. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. --Buchanan. [1913 Webster]
Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, adv. & a. [F. [`a] la mode after the fashion.] According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef shops." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]