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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

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Example Sentences

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old style Old Style

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

Pilots who gathered together wearing the old style flight jacket looked like a well-bred motorcycle gang.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

Cubs fans and optimism have traditionally gone together like Old Style beer and taste buds.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2016

As an example of these rules in Old Style, let the former example be repeated, viz.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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