alamode en · ADJ
Etymology
From à la mode.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of a la mode.
alt of a la mode
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.
1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most alamode | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more alamode | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |