alamode

See also: a la mode and à la mode

English

Etymology

From à la mode.

Noun

alamode (countable and uncountable, plural alamodes)

1. A lustrous silk fabric used for headscarves.

Adjective

alamode (comparative more alamode, superlative most alamode)

1. Alternative form of a la mode
   • 1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield:

     Once, I remember carrying my own bread (which I had brought from home in the morning) under my arm, wrapped in a piece of paper, like a book, and going to a famous alamode beef-house near Drury Lane, and ordering a 'small plate' of that delicacy to eat with it.

   • (Can we date this quote by Macaulay and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Alamode beef shops.

Adverb

alamode (comparative more alamode, superlative most alamode)

1. Alternative form of a la mode