arbiter of fashion

  • 1arbiter — arbiter, arbitrator Arbiter, a more literary word (16c), is now restricted to the meaning ‘a judge or authority’ as in an arbiter of taste. For the meaning ‘a person appointed to settle a dispute’, the slightly older form arbitrator (15c) is now… …

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  • 2arbiter — ar‧bi‧ter [ˈɑːbtə ǁ ˈɑːrbtər] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a person or organization with the authority to decide how something should be done: • The Food and Drug Administration is the final arbiter of food labeling. 2. ORGANIZATIONS …

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  • 3arbiter — noun 1) an arbiter between Moscow and Washington See arbitrator 2) the great arbiter of fashion Syn: authority, judge, controller, director; master, expert, pundit …

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  • 4fashion plate — Synonyms and related words: Beau Brummel, arbiter of fashion, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, clotheshorse, clubman, clubwoman, coxcomb, dandy, deb, debutante, dude, exquisite, fashionable, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, jack a dandy,… …

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  • 5Fashion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fashion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fashion fashion style ton bon ton| =>! society Sgm: N 1 good society good society polite society Sgm: N 1 monde monde Sgm: N 1 drawing room …

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  • 6fashion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Prevailing mode Nouns 1. fashion, style, [bon] ton, society; good society, polite society; drawing room, civilized life, civilization; town; haut or beau monde, high life, court; world; haute couture,… …

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  • 7arbiter — 1. noun /ˈɑːbɪtə(r)/ a) A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator. In order to protect individual liberty there must be an arbiter between the governing powers and the governed. b) (With of)… …

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  • 8fashion arbiter — noun someone who popularizes a new fashion • Syn: ↑trend setter, ↑taste maker • Hypernyms: ↑model, ↑role model …

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  • 9arbiter — [ˈɑːbɪtə] noun [C] 1) someone who has the official power to settle disagreements 2) someone whose opinions about art, fashion, food etc have a lot of influence …

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  • 10French fashion — Fashion has been important industry and cultural export of France since the seventeenth century, and modern haute couture originated in Paris in the 1860s. Today, Paris, along with Tokyo, London, Milan, and New York City, is considered one of the …

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