bon ton

bon ton
    n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: {society}, {high society},
         {beau monde}, {smart set}, {bon ton}]
    

Ton \Ton\ (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.]
   The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton.
   --Byron.
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         If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show
         they are selfish.                        --Thackeray.
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   {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.
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Bon ton \Bon" ton"\ (b[^o]N" t[^o]N"). [F., good tone, manner.]
   The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "bon ton":
      conformity, consuetude, convention, currency, custom,
      established way, etiquette, fashion, fashionableness, folkway,
      haute couture, high fashion, manner, manners, mode, modishness,
      mores, observance, popularity, practice, praxis, prescription,
      prevailing taste, prevalence, proper thing, ritual,
      social convention, standard behavior, standard usage,
      standing custom, stream of fashion, style, stylishness, swim,
      time-honored practice, tradition, trend, usage, use, vogue,
      voguishness, way, what is done, wont, wonting