slave to fashion — noun A person who is particularly concerned that his or her clothing and physical appearance conform to the current, accepted style. She was a girl of imposing appearance and winning manners. But this staggered him. If she were such a slave to… … Wiktionary
slave to fashion — person who follows the latest trends simply because they are fashionable … English contemporary dictionary
slave — [slāv] n. [ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe] 1. a human being who is owned as… … English World dictionary
slave — ► NOUN 1) historical a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. 2) a person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something: a slave to fashion. ► VERB ▪ work excessively hard. ORIGIN Old French esclave … English terms dictionary
slave — n. & v. n. 1 a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to absolute obedience, a human chattel. 2 a drudge, a person working very hard. 3 (foll. by of, to) a helpless victim of some dominating influence (slave of… … Useful english dictionary
slave — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ escaped, fugitive, runaway ▪ emancipated, freed ▪ former ▪ the son of former slaves … Collocations dictionary
slave — I UK [sleɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms slave : singular slave plural slaves ** a) someone who belongs by law to another person as their property and has to obey them and work for them b) someone who works very hard for someone else and… … English dictionary
fashion — 01. Body piercing has become a popular [fashion] amongst certain groups in our society. 02. Gwyneth Paltrow is a beautiful young actress who is known for always dressing very [fashionably]. 03. When I was a teenager, long hair was [fashionable],… … Grammatical examples in English
slave — slave1 [sleıv] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus ( SLAVIC); because in the early Middle Ages many Slavic people in central Europe were slaves] 1.) someone who is owned by another person… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slave — slave1 [ sleıv ] noun count ** someone who belongs by law to another person as their property and has to obey them and work for them a. someone who works very hard for someone else and does not get much help or money be a slave to/of something to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
