noun
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old age
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olden days; antiquity
Etymology
Origin of eld
before 1000; Middle English elde, Old English eldo, ieldo, derivative of ( e ) ald old; world
Vocabulary lists containing eld
Example Sentences
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"Before, this fi eld couldn't fill even one granary," he said.
From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2011
I believe in the eld theory of supply and demand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
In mouldering majesty sublime, Misty with eld, the mute of time, A castle, dawn-enchanted, there Above th' abyss sheer, shimmering fair, Hung like a perilous dream in air.
From Ioläus The man that was a ghost by Mackereth, James Allan
Now, I am not of those who think that the main purpose of the eld is to give advice to the young.
From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.
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