old-fashioned

  • 101Old wife — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… …

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  • 102old wife — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… …

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  • 103Old World — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… …

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  • 104old-school — oldˈ school adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑old * * * old school, a group of people who have old fashioned or conservative ideas: »a doctor of the old school, a lady of the old school. old school «OHLD SKOOL», adjective. old fashioned or… …

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  • 105old hat — {adj.}, {informal} Old fashioned; not new or different. * /By now, putting satellites in orbit is old hat to space scientists./ * /Andrea thought her mother s ideas about dating were old hat./ …

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  • 106old hat — {adj.}, {informal} Old fashioned; not new or different. * /By now, putting satellites in orbit is old hat to space scientists./ * /Andrea thought her mother s ideas about dating were old hat./ …

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  • 107old man — n 1.) old fashioned informal someone s husband, father, or boyfriend ▪ I heard her old man beats her. 2.) BrE old fashioned used when speaking to a male friend ▪ Could I have a word with you, old man? …

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  • 108old-hat — pred. adj. same as {old fashioned}, a., 2. [Narrower terms: {unfashionable (vs. fashionable)}] Syn: antique, old fashioned, outmoded, out of date, passe, passee. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 109-fashioned — fashioned, combining form. in fashion or style: »Old fashioned = old in fashion or style …

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  • 110old|fan|gled — «OHLD FANG gwa>ld», adjective. = old fashioned. (Cf. ↑old fashioned) ╂[patterned on newfangled] …

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