n. The quality of being à la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. & a. [ F. à la mode after the fashion. ] According to the fashion or prevailing mode. “Alamode beef shops.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. à la mort to the death. Cf. Amort. ] To the death; mortally. [ 1913 Webster ]