alamode

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A lustrous silk fabric used for headscarves.

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of a la mode.

   “Once, I remember carrying my own bread (which I had brought from home in the morning) under my arm, wrapped in a piece of paper, like a book, and going to a famous alamode beef-house near Drury Lane, and ordering a 'small plate' of that delicacy to eat with it.”

adv

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of a la mode.