Definitions for old-style

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old-style old style

Old-Style is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in old-style (-dellosty).

Definitions for old-style

noun

1. Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
2. (initial capital letters) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar. Compare New Style.

adjective

1. Also, old-style. Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals of which some part extends below the baseline.

Origin of old-style

First recorded in 1865-70

Examples for old-style

Indeed who thinks of the 'old style' at this period of the world's history?

According to the old style of reckoning time it came on November 12.

And one merit in particular must be conceded to the old style of life.

The people like it better than the old style of Instruction.

For a nice night out, old style, cocktails and steaks, I like the Prime Rib.

Johnson corrugated bars, old style, are used for reinforcement.

The old style of the firm was retained, but the Hart was gone out of it.

There appears to be some muddle as between “old style” and “new style.”

The whole is in the plain and severe, or it may be the stiff manner of the old style.

Veteri stilo, old style, then followed in England and Brandenburg.