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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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