"fashion plate" meaning in All languages combined

See fashion plate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-fashion plate.ogg [Australia] Forms: fashion plates [plural]
Etymology: Initially produced as engravings. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fashion plate (plural fashion plates)
  1. A picture, usually a full-page advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing. Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-fashion_plate-en-noun-cMNDeLXq Disambiguation of Fashion: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. (by extension) A person who dresses in especially stylish fashions. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fashion_plate-en-noun-90cswnbU Disambiguation of People: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fashion-plate

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