old style

noun

1. Also oldstyle. Printing. 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. Compare New Style.

adjective

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

old style

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noun

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

Old Style

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noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of old style¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Rather, Mondale’s defeat marked the end of an old style of politics rooted in the social gospel and a sense of shared sacrifice — a style that would be replaced with an approach glorifying individualism and self-gratification.

From Washington Post

Gose is athousand-year-old style of German malted wheat beer brewed with coriander and salt.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, that doesn't mean that we should return to the old-style Mom's-home-Dad-works marriage.

From The Daily Beast

“WANTED,” the ad reads in a mock-up of old-style Wild West posters.

From The Daily Beast

For a nice night out, old style, cocktails and steaks, I like the Prime Rib.

From The Daily Beast

Like an old-style Conservative, David Cameron is talking tough.

From The Daily Beast

It may be looked upon as the apotheosis of the old style of organ-building, with low pressures, duplication, and mixtures.

From Project Gutenberg

Spirits of the old style used to delight in the darkness of night, but sometimes they'd show their pale faces by moonlight.

From Project Gutenberg

But this was not the old style of industry, with its reasonable desire for moderate profits.

From Project Gutenberg

The Norwich Guardians had found, as others have done since, that the old style of indoor apprenticeship was nearly extinct.

From Project Gutenberg

The first deals with the value of the old-style wire fences when feeding calves.

From Project Gutenberg