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Webster 1913 Edition
Vogue
Vogue
,Noun.
[F.
vogue
a rowing, vogue, fashion, It. voga
, fr. vogare
to row, to sail; probably fr. OHG. wag[GREEK]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
One air of thoughts usurps my brain.
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 [GREEK][GREEK] 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
And banish those that now are most in
vogue
. Roscommon.
2.
Influence; power; sway.
[Obs.]
Strype.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vogue
VOGUE
,Noun.
vig.
The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom or practice; popular reception for the time. We say, a particular form of dress is now in vogue; an amusing writer is now in vogue; such opinions are now in vogue. The phrase, the vogue of the world, used by good writers formerly, is nearly or quite obsolete.
Use may revive the obsoletest word, and banish those that now are most in vogue.