Vōgue, n.

(vōg), n. [Fr. vogue, a rowing, vogue, fashion, It. & Pg. voga, Sp. boga, from Fr. voguer, Pr. & Pg. vogar, Sp. bogar, It. vogare, to row, to sail, from O. H. Ger. wogōn, for wagōn, M. H. Ger. wogen, to move.] The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception;—used now exclusively as part of the phrase in vogue.

One vogue, one vein. One air of thoughts usurps my brain. Herbert.

Whatsoever its vogue may be, I still flatter myself that the parents of the rising generation will be satisfied with what is taught to their children in Westminster, in Eton, or in Winchester. Burke.

Use may revive the obsoletest word, And banish those that now are most in vogue. Roscommon.

The phrase, the vogue of the world, used formerly by good writers, is nearly or quite obsolete.