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 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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