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FASHION PLATE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fashion plate mean?

• FASHION PLATE (noun)
The noun FASHION PLATE has 2 senses:

1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
2. a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress

Familiarity information: FASHION PLATE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FASHION PLATE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

gallant; fop; fashion plate; dandy; dude; clotheshorse; beau; sheik; swell

Hypernyms ("fashion plate" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fashion plate"):

cockscomb; coxcomb (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)

macaroni (a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms)

Instance hyponyms:

Beau Brummell; Brummell; George Bryan Brummell (English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fashion plate" is a kind of...):

plate (a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper))

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