a la mode vs dashing

a la mode

adj
  • Fashionable; in the current style or fashion. 

  • Served with ice cream. 

  • Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables. 

adv
  • In a particular style or fashion. 

dashing

adj
  • Chic, fashionable. 

  • Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits. 

noun
  • The action of the verb to dash. 

How often have the words a la mode and dashing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )