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   oil tycoon
         n 1: a powerful person in the oil business

English Dictionary: Old Glory by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old age
n
  1. a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
    Synonym(s): old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Catholic
n
  1. a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Catholic Church
n
  1. Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Church Slavic
n
  1. the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
    Synonym(s): Old Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavic, Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Church Slavonic
n
  1. the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
    Synonym(s): Old Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavic, Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old codger
n
  1. used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
    Synonym(s): codger, old codger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Colony
n
  1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
    Synonym(s): Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old country
n
  1. the country of origin of an immigrant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old geezer
n
  1. an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Glory
n
  1. the national flag of the United States of America [syn: American flag, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old gold
n
  1. a dark yellow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old growth
n
  1. forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
    Synonym(s): old growth, virgin forest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old guard
n
  1. a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Hickory
n
  1. 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
    Synonym(s): Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old High German
n
  1. High German prior to 1200
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Icelandic
n
  1. the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old salt
n
  1. a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Saxon
n
  1. Low German prior to 1200
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old school
n
  1. a class of people favoring traditional ideas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old school tie
n
  1. necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old sledge
n
  1. a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
    Synonym(s): seven-up, old sledge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old South
n
  1. the South of the United States before the American Civil War
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old squaw
n
  1. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
    Synonym(s): old squaw, oldwife, Clangula hyemalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old stager
n
  1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
    Synonym(s): veteran, old- timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old style
n
  1. a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
    Synonym(s): old style, old style font
    Antonym(s): Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern, modern font
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Style calendar
n
  1. the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
    Synonym(s): Julian calendar, Old Style calendar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old style font
n
  1. a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
    Synonym(s): old style, old style font
    Antonym(s): Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern, modern font
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Testament
n
  1. the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-age insurance
n
  1. insurance paid to the elderly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-age pension
n
  1. a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
    Synonym(s): old-age pension, retirement pension, retirement check, retirement benefit, retirement fund, superannuation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-age pensioner
n
  1. an old person who receives an old-age pension
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oldish
adj
  1. somewhat elderly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oldster
n
  1. an elderly person [syn: oldster, old person, {senior citizen}, golden ager]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   O94litic \O`[94]*lit"ic\, a. [Cf.F. o[94]lithique.]
      Of or pertaining to o[94]lite; composed of, or resembling,
      o[94]lite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for
            lighting streets, houses, etc.
  
      {Oil gland}.
      (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in
            birds, the large gland at the base of the tail.
      (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil.
  
      {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil.
  
      {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a
            brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature,
            -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which
            stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C.
  
      {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in
            the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called
            from its oily consistency and from its forming the
            vitriols or sulphates.
  
      {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}.
  
      {Oil painting}.
      (a) The art of painting in oil colors.
      (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally
            ground in oil.
  
      {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,
            esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}.
  
      {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea
            scombrina}), valued for its oil.
  
      {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The liver shark.
      (b) The tope.
  
      {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.
  
      {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which
            petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.
           
  
      {Oil tree}. (Bot.)
      (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the
            seeds of which castor oil is obtained.
      (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}.
      (c) The oil palm.
  
      {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night.
           
  
      {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oiled \Oiled\, a.
      Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.
  
      {Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with
            boiled oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Catholic \Cath"o*lic\, n.
      1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in
            common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
  
      2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman
            Catholic.
  
      {Old Catholic}, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the
            Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character
            of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp.
            that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary
            to the ancient Catholic faith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Salon \[d8]Sa`lon"\, n.
      An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of
      art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures,
      etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; --
      sometimes called the {Old Salon}.
  
      {New Salon} is a popular name for an annual exhibition of
            paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs
            de Mars, by the Soci[82]t[82] Nationale des Beaux-Arts
            (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in
            1890, seceded from the Soci[82]t[82] des Artistes
            Fran[87]ais (Society of French Artists).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saxon \Sax"on\ (s[acr]ks"[ucr]n or -'n), n. [L. Saxo, pl.
      Saxones, from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe,
      Seaxan, fr. seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to
      OHG. sahs, and perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being
      originally made of stone); and cf. G. Sachse, pl. Sachsen.
      Cf. {Saxifrage}.]
      1.
            (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the
                  northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic
                  tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and
                  sixth centuries.
            (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon.
            (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.
  
      2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.
  
      {Old Saxon}, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old
            form of the language, as shown particularly in the
            [bd]Heliand[b8], a metrical narration of the gospel
            history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis
      origin.]
      1. A native or one of the people of Germany.
  
      2. The German language.
  
      3.
            (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding
                  in capriciosly involved figures.
            (b) A social party at which the german is danced.
  
      {High German}, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern
            Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th
            to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the
            15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of
            Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.
            The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern
            literary language, are often called Middle German, and the
            Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is
            also used to cover both groups.
  
      {Low German}, the language of Northern Germany and the
            Netherlands, -- including {Friesic}; {Anglo-Saxon} or
            {Saxon}; {Old Saxon}; {Dutch} or {Low Dutch}, with its
            dialect, {Flemish}; and {Plattdeutsch} (called also {Low
            German}), spoken in many dialects.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n.
      The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}.
      [U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sledge \Sledge\, n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused
      with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, n.]
      1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one
            without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned
            up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow,
            ice, or bare ground; a sled.
  
      2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the
            place of execution. [Eng.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
  
      4. A game at cards; -- called also {old sledge}, and {all
            fours}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High \High\, n.
      1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
            heaven.
  
      2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
  
      3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn.
  
      {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also
            called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}.
  
      {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {On high}, aloft; above.
  
                     The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke
                                                                              i. 78.
  
      {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n.
      The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}.
      [U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sledge \Sledge\, n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused
      with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, n.]
      1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one
            without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned
            up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow,
            ice, or bare ground; a sled.
  
      2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the
            place of execution. [Eng.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
  
      4. A game at cards; -- called also {old sledge}, and {all
            fours}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High \High\, n.
      1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
            heaven.
  
      2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
  
      3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn.
  
      {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also
            called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}.
  
      {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {On high}, aloft; above.
  
                     The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke
                                                                              i. 78.
  
      {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n.
      The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}.
      [U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sledge \Sledge\, n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused
      with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, n.]
      1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one
            without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned
            up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow,
            ice, or bare ground; a sled.
  
      2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the
            place of execution. [Eng.] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
  
      4. A game at cards; -- called also {old sledge}, and {all
            fours}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High \High\, n.
      1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
            heaven.
  
      2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
  
      3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn.
  
      {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also
            called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}.
  
      {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {On high}, aloft; above.
  
                     The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke
                                                                              i. 78.
  
      {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Song \Song\ (?; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing;
      akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[94]ngr, Goeth. sagws. See
      {Sing}.]
      1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of
            the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,
            etc. [bd]That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of
            crickets.[b8] --Hawthorne.
  
      2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
  
      3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
  
                     The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned
                     to his British lyre this ancient song. --Dryden.
  
      4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
  
                     This subject for heroic song.            --Milton.
  
      5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.
  
                     And now am I their song. yea, I am their byword.
                                                                              --Job xxx. 9.
  
      6. A trifle. [bd]The soldier's pay is a song.[b8] --Silliman.
  
      {Old song}, a trifle; nothing of value. [bd]I do not intend
            to be thus put off with an old song.[b8] --Dr. H. More.
  
      {Song bird} (Zo[94]l.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines.
           
  
      {Song sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a very common North American
            sparrow ({Melospiza fasciata}, or {M. melodia}) noted for
            the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is
            covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in
            the center.
  
      {Song thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a common European thrush ({Turdus
            musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also
            {mavis}, {throsite}, and {thrasher}.
  
      Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn;
               descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Squaw \Squaw\, n. [Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua;
      Narragansett squ[83]ws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used
      also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense
      of female.]
      A female; a woman; -- in the language of Indian tribes of the
      Algonquin family, correlative of sannup.
  
      {Old squaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Old}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
      ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
      old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
      Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
      Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
      1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
            till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
            old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
  
                     Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
  
      2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
            existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
            [bd]An old acquaintance.[b8] --Camden.
  
      3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
            original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
            [bd]The old schools of Greece.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The
            character of the old Ligurians.[b8] --Addison.
  
      4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
            having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
            age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
            cathedral centuries old.
  
                     And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
                                                                              --Cen. xlvii.
                                                                              8.
  
      Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
               designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
  
      5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
            an old offender; old in vice.
  
                     Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
            {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
  
      7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
            as, old shoes; old clothes.
  
      8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
  
                     If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
                     old turning the key.                           --Shak.
  
      9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
            other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
            as a term of reproach.
  
      10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
            old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
  
      11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
            familiarity. [bd]Go thy ways, old lad.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
  
      {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
  
      {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
  
      {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
  
      {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
  
      {Old lady} (Zo[94]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
            maura}).
  
      {Old maid}.
            (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
                  been married; a spinster.
            (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
                  periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
            (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
                  person with whom the odd card is left is the old
                  maid.
  
      {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
            (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
                  from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
            (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
            senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
            long white hairs.
  
      {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
            situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
            comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
            conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
            {Geology}.
  
      {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
            or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
            former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
            also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
  
      {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
            also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
  
      {Old squaw} (Zo[94]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
            inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
            adult male is varied with black and white and is
            remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
            {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
            and {old wife}.
  
      {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
  
      {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
  
      {Old wife}. [In the senses
            b and
            c written also {oldwife}.]
            (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
  
                           Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 7.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
                  European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
                  American alewife, etc.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
  
      {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
      Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
               old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old-gentlemanly \Old`-gen"tle*man*ly\, a.
      Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one. --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oldish \Old"ish\, a.
      Somewhat old.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oldster \Old"ster\, n. [Cf. {Youngster}.]
      An old person. [Jocular] --H. Kingsley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Olid \Ol"id\, Olidous \Ol"i*dous\, a. [L. olidus, fr. olere to
      smell.]
      Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [Obs.] --Boyle.
      Sir T. Browne.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Chatham, NY
      Zip code(s): 12136

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Glory, TX
      Zip code(s): 79540

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Greenwich, CT
      Zip code(s): 06870

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Hickory, TN
      Zip code(s): 37138

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Jefferson, LA (CDP, FIPS 57705)
      Location: 30.37910 N, 91.00339 W
      Population (1990): 4531 (1599 housing units)
      Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Saybrook, CT
      Zip code(s): 06475

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Saybrook Center, CT (CDP, FIPS 57390)
      Location: 41.29136 N, 72.36876 W
      Population (1990): 1820 (940 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Shawneetown, IL (village, FIPS 55756)
      Location: 37.69693 N, 88.13784 W
      Population (1990): 356 (158 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Station, CA
      Zip code(s): 96071

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Washington, OH (village, FIPS 58226)
      Location: 40.03740 N, 81.44440 W
      Population (1990): 281 (114 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Westbury, NY (village, FIPS 54705)
      Location: 40.78625 N, 73.59623 W
      Population (1990): 3897 (1004 housing units)
      Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 11568

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Olds, IA (city, FIPS 58890)
      Location: 41.13332 N, 91.54543 W
      Population (1990): 205 (98 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52647

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oldsmar, FL (city, FIPS 51350)
      Location: 28.04848 N, 82.67067 W
      Population (1990): 8361 (3507 housing units)
      Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 34677

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oolitic, IN (town, FIPS 56682)
      Location: 38.89144 N, 86.52638 W
      Population (1990): 1424 (592 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47451

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   Old Testament n.   [C programmers] The first edition of {K&R},
   the sacred text describing {Classic C}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Old Testament
  
      [C programmers]   The first edition of {K&R}, the
      sacred text describing {Classic C}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   OLDAS
  
      On-line Digital Analog Simulator.   An interactive version of
      {MIMIC}, for {IBM 360}.
  
      ["OLDAS: An On-line Continuous System Simulation Language",
      R.P. Cullen, in Interactive Systems for Experimental Applied
      Mathematics, A-P 1968].
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Old gate
      one of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called
      because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6; 12:39).
     
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