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"Section F, G and H"

Gay.


Ingenious art . . .

Steps forth to fashion and refine the age.

Cowper.


2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with
to.


Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and
conditions of the people.
Spenser.


3. To make according to the rule prescribed
by custom.


Fashioned plate sells for more than its
weight.
Locke.


4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.]
Shak.


Fashioning needle (Knitting Machine),
a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping
it.


Fash"ion*a*ble (?), a.
1. Conforming to the fashion or established
mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a
fashionable dress.


2. Established or favored by custom or use;
current; prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable
philosophy; fashionable opinions.


3. Observant of the fashion or customary
mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a
fashionable man.


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