Fash·ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fashioned p. pr. & vb. n. Fashioning.]
1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold.
Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay.
Ingenious art . . .
Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper.
2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to.
Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and conditions of the people. --Spenser.
3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom.
Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. --Locke.
4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.]
Fashioning needle Knitting Machine, a needle used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it.
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fashioning
n : the act that results in something coming to be; "the
devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans";
"the making of measurements"; "it was already in the
making" [syn: devising, making]