old style
1 of 2noun
1
capitalized O&S : a style of reckoning time used before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar
2
: a style of type distinguished by graceful irregularity among individual letters, bracketed serifs, and but slight contrast between light and heavy strokes
Old Style
2 of 2adjective
: using or according to the Julian calendar
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Janet Iacobucci, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2022 And those were just replicas of the old style, anyway. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 July 2022 The second valley location takes inspiration from the old style beer halls of Germany and the Czech Republic. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2022 The old style of leadership was coming to an end, and a new one was being adopted. Chris Cebollero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 But now there’s this resurgence of the old style, as surfers turn back to single-fin longboards, showing the real finesse of nose riding and traditional footwork. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020 From 1900 to 1910, old style duplexes and cottages continued to expand throughout the city. Erin Caughey, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2022 In photography, everything old is new again, and there is not much older than the tintype, an old style of photograph that creates an image on a thin sheet of metal that has been coated with a dark lacquer or enamel. Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 Isaac Newton, for example, marked his birthday as falling on Christmas Day, December 25, 1642 under the old style, but many sources now give it as January 4, 1643 in the new. Chad Orzel, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Feeling the pressure of not being able to maintain our family’s old style of living, Joe was living on antacids and drinking way too much. Janet Iacobucci, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2022 And those were just replicas of the old style, anyway. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 July 2022 The second valley location takes inspiration from the old style beer halls of Germany and the Czech Republic. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2022 The old style of leadership was coming to an end, and a new one was being adopted. Chris Cebollero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 But now there’s this resurgence of the old style, as surfers turn back to single-fin longboards, showing the real finesse of nose riding and traditional footwork. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020 From 1900 to 1910, old style duplexes and cottages continued to expand throughout the city. Erin Caughey, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2022 In photography, everything old is new again, and there is not much older than the tintype, an old style of photograph that creates an image on a thin sheet of metal that has been coated with a dark lacquer or enamel. Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2022 Isaac Newton, for example, marked his birthday as falling on Christmas Day, December 25, 1642 under the old style, but many sources now give it as January 4, 1643 in the new. Chad Orzel, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1667, in the meaning defined above