Definition of Voue
Vogue (?), n. [F. vogue a rowing,
vogue, fashion, It. voga, fr. vogare to row, to sail;
probably fr. OHG. wag&?;n to move, akin to E. way. Cf.
Way.] 1. The way or fashion of people at any
particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for
the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue.
One vogue, one vein,
One air of thoughts usurps my brain. Herbert.
Whatsoever its vogue may be, I still flatter myself
that the parents of the growing generation will be satisfied with what
&?;&?; to be taught to their children in Westminster, in Eton, or in
Winchester. Burke.
Use may revive the obsoletest words,
And banish those that now are most in vogue.
Roscommon.
2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.]
Strype.
Vogue (?), n. [F. vogue a rowing,
vogue, fashion, It. voga, fr. vogare to row, to sail;
probably fr. OHG. wag&?;n to move, akin to E. way. Cf.
Way.] 1. The way or fashion of people at any
particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for
the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue.
One vogue, one vein,
One air of thoughts usurps my brain. Herbert.
Whatsoever its vogue may be, I still flatter myself
that the parents of the growing generation will be satisfied with what
&?;&?; to be taught to their children in Westminster, in Eton, or in
Winchester. Burke.
Use may revive the obsoletest words,
And banish those that now are most in vogue.
Roscommon.
2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.]
Strype.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the prevailing fashion or style
- Miniskirts were the vogue in the '60s
- popularity or a current craze
- Hula hoops are no longer in vogue
- a fashion and lifestyle magazine
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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