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Meanings of old style font in English

A typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes.

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Examples for "old style"
Examples for "old style"
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Our house, which we built eight years ago, is definitely old style.
The Irish Times
2
Farming in the old style is rapidly fading into a picturesque memory.
My Life and Work
3
In the old style, with a brigade of boats, and a bugler.
A Mating in the Wilds
4
Crockett made every effort, in his old style, to secure the vote.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
5
This seems to be the old style of explanation by occult qualities.
Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the pri...