style (
http://definr.com/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: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn:
dash,
elan,
flair,
panache]
5: 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]
6: the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary
and the stigma
7: editorial directions to be followed in spelling and
punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
8: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew
the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn:
stylus]
9: 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]