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
Americannoun
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Printing. Also oldstyle a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
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(initial capital letters) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar.
adjective
Old Style
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British
noun
old style
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British
noun
Etymology
Origin of old style
First recorded in 1865–70
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I am a little bit more old style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
This was an old style innings, not a muscular modern marvel.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
"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
But Schoenberg said he often longed to write in the old style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
He wore his hair long, tied back with white cotton string in the old style the men used to wear.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
A guitar modification designed by Reuben Cox at Old Style Guitar Shop was a secret weapon in the music world — until Orangewood started manufacturing its own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Called The Old Style Raiders, it bridges the gap between Treays' raucous early material and his new, more reflective outlook.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022
At Bernie’s, on the corner of Clark and Waveland, I nursed one last Old Style on the back patio and watched the final inning.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020
Anheuser-Busch was made the team’s exclusive beer partner, pushing out Old Style, a regional staple affiliated with the team for 60 years.
From Time ● Nov. 3, 2016
The season in St. Petersburg begins on the Russian New Year's Day, which is thirteen days late, for they adhere to what the Western nations now call the Old Style.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
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