a kind of type, such as Garamond or Caslon, characterized by slanting serifs and strokes of almost equal thickness.
old-style «OHLD STYL», adjective.
of or in old style.
the method of reckoning time according to the Julian calendar, replaced by the New Style in most European countries in 1582, when the date was moved ahead 10 days. In Great Britain the Old Style calendar was used until 1752, when all dates were moved ahead 11 days. It was used in Russia until 1918. Abbr: O.S.
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adj, always used before a noun
: typical of the past often in a pleasing way
I love the old-style elegance of those black-and-white movies.
old-style entertainment
old-style politicians
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typical of past fashions or times
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an old-style dress shop
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old-style politics
Useful english dictionary. 2012.