Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Alamode · Al·a·mode · IPA adv. & a. n. 01 adv. & a. According to the fashion or prevailing mode. 1. According to the fashion or prevailing mode. 02 n. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. 1. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode.