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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

conformity, consuetude, convention, currency, custom, established way, etiquette, fashion, fashionableness, folkway, haute couture, high fashion, manner, manners, mode, modishness, mores, observance, popularity, practice, praxis, prescription, prevailing taste, prevalence, proper thing, ritual, social convention, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stream of fashion, style, stylishness, swim, time-honored practice, tradition, trend, usage, use, vogue, voguishness, way, what is done, wont, wonting

Dictionary Results for bon ton:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

bon ton
    n 1: the fashionable elite [syn: society, high society,
         beau monde, smart set, bon ton]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ton \Ton\ (t[^o]n), n. [F. See Tone.]
   The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton.
   --Byron.
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         If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show
         they are selfish.                        --Thackeray.
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   Bon ton. See in the Vocabulary.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bon ton \Bon" ton"\ (b[^o]N" t[^o]N"). [F., good tone, manner.]
   The height of the fashion; fashionable society.
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