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n. elegance by virtue of being fashionable
v. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
adj. imposingly fashionable and elegant
Word Usage
"He was evidently, immensely pleased with his own little bit of book-learning; he even insisted on talking and writing Latin -- pure "swank" -- whereas his family would surely have preferred their native Frankish."