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• old style
  old style

  noun

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

  noun

  the former method of reckoning dates using the Julian calendar Compare New Style

old style

American  

noun

1. Printing. Also oldstyle 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.

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adjective

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

Old Style ¹ British  

noun

1. the former method of reckoning dates using the Julian calendar Compare New Style

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old style ² British  

noun

1. printing a type style reviving the characteristics of old face

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Etymology

Origin of old style

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

"I feel bored with the old style of politics," said Napat Sinakasa, a 23-year-old software developer and second-time voter.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

What's more, these vehicles are right now modified old style lorries rather than self-driving vehicles straight off the production line.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

But Schoenberg said he often longed to write in the old style.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a master of the grand old style of Indian filmmaking.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

After receiving his doctorate at Berkeley, Wilson fled to Princeton, which then was more accommodating to solitary inquiry in the old style.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik