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

“Similar grass to what we play at home. Similar kind of old style, tree-lined golf course, which is what I grew up on.”

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

A Langley engineer in the old style, Pearson had graduated from Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts and started work at the lab in 1930.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly