1. (

• manner ,
• mode ,
• style ,
• way ,
• fashion

) how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" ;

2. (

• fashion

) characteristic or habitual practice ;

3. (

• fashion

) the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior ;

4. (

• fashion

) consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode ;

1. (

• fashion ,
• forge ,

) make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" ;