Difference between style and sloper

Definitions

noun

1. the popular taste at a given time
2. (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
3. distinctive and stylish elegance
4. a particular kind (as to appearance)
5. a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

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verb

1. designate by an identifying term
2. make consistent with certain rules of style
3. make consistent with a certain fashion or style

Examples

In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally.

The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.

Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.

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