style

n 1: a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is

in demand"

2: a manner of performance; "a manner of living"; "in the

characteristic New York style"; "a way of life" [syn: {manner},

{mode}, {way}, {fashion}]

3: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music

etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or

group of people or period; "all the reporters were

expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: {expressive

style}]

4: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest

vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a

style of their own" [syn: {vogue}, {trend}]

5: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the

confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: {dash}, {elan},

{flair}, {panache}]

6: the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary

and the stigma

7: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew

the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn: {stylus}]

8: a slender bristlelike or tubular process: "a cartilaginous

style"

v 1: designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation

`The Confederate States'"

2: make stylish; in fashion or hairdressing

3: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"; "style

a wedding dress" [syn: {cut}, {tailor}]