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English Dictionary: old man of the mountain	by the DICT Development Group
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Old Dominion n a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War Synonym(s): Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
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Old Dominion State n a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War Synonym(s): Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
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Old English n English prior to about 1100 [syn: Old English, {Anglo- Saxon}]
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Old English sheepdog n large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain Synonym(s): Old English sheepdog, bobtail
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old hand n 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
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old maid n an elderly unmarried woman Synonym(s): spinster, old maid any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads Synonym(s): zinnia, old maid, old maid flower commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Synonym(s): periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea the loser in a game of old maid a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
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old maid flower n any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads Synonym(s): zinnia, old maid, old maid flower
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old man n a man who is very old [syn: old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah] a familiar term of address for a man Synonym(s): old boy, old man an informal term for your father aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe Synonym(s): common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium (slang) boss
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old man of the mountain n whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States Synonym(s): old man of the mountain, alpine sunflower, Tetraneuris grandiflora, Hymenoxys grandiflora
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old man's beard n dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America Synonym(s): Spanish moss, old man's beard, black moss, long moss, Tillandsia usneoides vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn Synonym(s): traveler's joy, traveller's joy, old man's beard, Clematis vitalba common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers Synonym(s): virgin's bower, old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana
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old master n a great European painter prior to 19th century
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old money n the inherited wealth of established upper-class families; "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts" Synonym(s): silver spoon, old money
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Old Nick n (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell Synonym(s): Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
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Old Norse n the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
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Old North French n the medieval Norman dialect of Old French [syn: {Norman- French}, Norman French, Old North French]
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Old North State n a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies Synonym(s): North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC
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old times n past times remembered with nostalgia [syn: auld langsyne, langsyne, old times, good old days]
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old woman n a woman who is old herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant Synonym(s): dusty miller, beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana
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old-maid's bonnet n stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers Synonym(s): wild lupine, sundial lupine, Indian beet, old-maid's bonnet, Lupinus perennis
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old-maidish adj primly fastidious Synonym(s): old-maidish, old-womanish
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old-man-of-the-woods n edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America Synonym(s): old-man-of-the-woods, Strobilomyces floccopus
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old-time adj attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" Synonym(s): old-time, quaint, olde worlde
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old-timer n 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 an elderly man Synonym(s): old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique
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old-womanish adj primly fastidious Synonym(s): old-maidish, old-womanish
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olden adj long past; "olden days"
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Oldenburg n United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929) Synonym(s): Oldenburg, Claes Oldenburg, Claes Thure Oldenburg
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oldness n the opposite of youngness Antonym(s): youngness the quality of being old; the opposite of newness Antonym(s): newness
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oldtimer n 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 an elderly man Synonym(s): old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique
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oldwench n tropical Atlantic fish [syn: queen triggerfish, {Bessy cerca}, oldwench, oldwife, Balistes vetula]
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owlet moth n usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests Synonym(s): noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Old Dominion \Old Dominion\ Virginia; -- a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old designation of the colony as [bd]the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.[b8]
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]:
Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. [?]. See {Maiden}.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. --Shak. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii. 32. 2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.] Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer. 3. A female servant. Spinning amongst her maids. --Shak. Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate ({Raia batis}), and of the thornback ({R. clavata}). [Prov. Eng.] {Fair maid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Fair}, a. {Maid of honor}, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties. {Old maid}. 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]:
Nick \Nick\, n. [AS. nicor a marine monster; akin to D. nikker a water spite, Icel. nykr, ONG. nihhus a crocodile, G. nix a water sprite; cf. Gr. [?] to wash, Skr. nij. Cf. {Nix}.] (Northern Myth.) An evil spirit of the waters. {Old Nick}, the evil one; the devil. [Colloq.]
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}.
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Tenor \Ten"or\, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career. Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their away. --Gray. 2. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor. --Shak. Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men? --Spart. 3. Stamp; character; nature. This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor. --Dryden. 4. (Law) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. --Bouvier. 5. [F. t[82]nor, L. tenor, properly, a holding; -- so called because the tenor was the voice which took and held the principal part, the plain song, air, or tune, to which the other voices supplied a harmony above and below: cf. It. tenore.] (Mus.) (a) The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary. (b) A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it. {Old Tenor}, {New Tenor}, {Middle Tenor}, different descriptions of paper money, issued at different periods, by the American colonial governments in the last century.
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Olden \Old"en\, a. Old; ancient; as, the olden time. [bd]A minstrel of the olden stamp.[b8] --J. C. Shairp.
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Olden \Old"en\, v. i. To grow old; to age. [R.] She had oldened in that time. --Thackeray.
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Chay root \Chay" root`\ [Tamil sh[be]ya.] The root of the {Oldenlandia umbellata}, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also {choy root}.]
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Old-maidish \Old`-maid"ish\, a. Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
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Old-maidism \Old`-maid"ism\, n. The condition or characteristics of an old maid. --G. Eliot.
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Oldness \Old"ness\, n. The state or quality of being old; old age.
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Old-womanish \Old`-wom`anish\, a. Like an old woman; anile. -- {Old`-wom"anish*ness}, n.
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Old-womanish \Old`-wom`anish\, a. Like an old woman; anile. -- {Old`-wom"anish*ness}, n.
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Owlet \Owl"et\, n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. {Howlet}.] (Zo[94]l.) A small owl; especially, the European species ({Athene noctua}), and the California flammulated owlet ({Megascops flammeolus}). {Owlet moth} (Zo[94]l.), any noctuid moth.
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