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noun

Also oldstyle .Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.

(initial capital letters) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar.Compare New Style.

adjective

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

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of old style

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby old style

old stager, old stamping ground, oldster, Old Stoa, Old Stone Age, old style, old sweat, Old Swedish, old talk, Old Test., Old Testament

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Vicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway.
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But with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.
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British Dictionary definitions for old style (1 of 2)

old style

noun

printing a type style reviving the characteristics of old face

British Dictionary definitions for old style (2 of 2)

Old Style

noun

the former method of reckoning dates using the Julian calendarCompare New Style

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British Dictionary definitions for old style (1 of 2)

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