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   oeil de boeuf
         n 1: a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French
               architecture

English Dictionary: old-fashioned by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old bag
n
  1. an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"
    Synonym(s): bag, old bag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Bailey
n
  1. the central criminal court in London
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old boy
n
  1. a familiar term of address for a man [syn: old boy, {old man}]
  2. a vivacious elderly man
  3. a former male pupil of a school
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old boy network
n
  1. an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Bulgarian
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 Bullion
n
  1. United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
    Synonym(s): Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Old Bullion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Faithful
n
  1. a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old fashioned
n
  1. a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old French
n
  1. the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Frisian
n
  1. the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old person
n
  1. an elderly person [syn: oldster, old person, {senior citizen}, golden ager]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Old Prussian
n
  1. a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old wives' tale
n
  1. a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-fashioned
adj
  1. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
    Synonym(s): antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-fashionedness
n
  1. the property of being no longer fashionable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
old-field toadflax
n
  1. North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
    Synonym(s): blue toadflax, old-field toadflax, Linaria canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oldfield
n
  1. United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
    Synonym(s): Oldfield, Barney Oldfield, Berna Eli Oldfield
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Olduvai Gorge
n
  1. a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oldwife
n
  1. tropical Atlantic fish [syn: queen triggerfish, {Bessy cerca}, oldwench, oldwife, Balistes vetula]
  2. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
    Synonym(s): old squaw, oldwife, Clangula hyemalis
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]:
   Fustic \Fus"tic\, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.]
      The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the
      West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also {old
      fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.]
  
      Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as
               that of species of {Xanthoxylum}, and especially the
               {Rhus Cotinus}, which is sometimes called young fustic
               to distinguish it from the {Maclura}. See {Fustet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the
      common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the
      Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus
      lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}.

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]:
   Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott
      spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to
      eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]
      1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
            blot; a place discolored.
  
                     Out, damned spot! Out, I say!            --Shak.
  
      2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
            purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
  
                     Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.
  
      3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or
            from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a
            leopard; the spots on a playing card.
  
      4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
            [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway.
  
                     That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
  
                     [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old!
                     But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8]
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
            called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the
                  Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black
                  spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark
                  bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},
                  {masooka}, and {old wife}.
            (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
                  on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.
  
      7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
            immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
  
      {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family
            {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along
            the margins of the red or brown wings.
  
      {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
            light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
            small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
            ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.
  
      {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
            h[91]mastica}).
  
      {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;
            without changing place.
  
                     It was determined upon the spot.         --Swift.
  
      Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
               blemish; place; site; locality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the
      common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the
      Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus
      lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}.

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]:
   Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott
      spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to
      eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]
      1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
            blot; a place discolored.
  
                     Out, damned spot! Out, I say!            --Shak.
  
      2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
            purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
  
                     Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.
  
      3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or
            from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a
            leopard; the spots on a playing card.
  
      4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
            [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway.
  
                     That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
  
                     [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old!
                     But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8]
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
            called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the
                  Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black
                  spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark
                  bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},
                  {masooka}, and {old wife}.
            (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
                  on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.
  
      7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
            immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
  
      {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family
            {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along
            the margins of the red or brown wings.
  
      {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
            light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
            small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
            ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.
  
      {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
            h[91]mastica}).
  
      {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;
            without changing place.
  
                     It was determined upon the spot.         --Swift.
  
      Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
               blemish; place; site; locality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the
      common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the
      Spanish ({P. Oweni}), and the black sea bream ({Cantharus
      lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}.

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]:
   Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott
      spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to
      eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]
      1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
            blot; a place discolored.
  
                     Out, damned spot! Out, I say!            --Shak.
  
      2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
            purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
  
                     Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.
  
      3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or
            from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a
            leopard; the spots on a playing card.
  
      4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
            [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway.
  
                     That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
  
                     [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old!
                     But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8]
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
            called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the
                  Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black
                  spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark
                  bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},
                  {masooka}, and {old wife}.
            (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
                  on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.
  
      7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
            immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
  
      {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family
            {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along
            the margins of the red or brown wings.
  
      {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
            light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
            small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
            ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.
  
      {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
            h[91]mastica}).
  
      {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;
            without changing place.
  
                     It was determined upon the spot.         --Swift.
  
      Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
               blemish; place; site; locality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Old-fashioned \Old`-fash"ioned\, a.
      Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern;
      adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress,
      girl. [bd]Old-fashioned men of wit.[b8] --Addison.
  
               This old-fashioned, quaint abode.            --Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.
      eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
      1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks
            have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
            staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
            called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a
            scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
            recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
            fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
            Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
            barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
            Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
            proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
            hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
            rays, forming the silver grain.
  
      2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
  
      Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
  
      {Barren oak}, or
  
      {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.
  
      {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.
  
      {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or
            {quercitron oak}.
  
      {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also
            {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.
  
      {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.
  
      {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.
  
      {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also
            called {enceno}.
  
      {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all
            for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.
           
  
      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.
  
      {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.
  
      {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.
  
      {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.
  
      {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.
  
      {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.
  
      {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.
  
      {Swamp Spanish oak}, or
  
      {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.
  
      {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.
  
      {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.
  
      {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.
  
      {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe
            are:
  
      {Bitter oak}, [or]
  
      {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).
  
      {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.
  
      {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.
  
      {Evergreen oak},
  
      {Holly oak}, [or]
  
      {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.
  
      {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.
  
      {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.
  
      Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
               {Quercus}, are:
  
      {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
            Africana}).
  
      {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus
            {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).
  
      {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).
  
      {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.
  
      {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
            excelsum}).
  
      {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)
      A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an
      extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
      shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
      tree. [Written also {teek}.]
  
      {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra
            Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
            also {African oak}.
  
      {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New
            Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
      African.]
      Of or pertaining to Africa.
  
      {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
            {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and
            India.
  
      {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
            erecta}).
  
      {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by
            {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.

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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Appleton, MO (town, FIPS 54200)
      Location: 37.59320 N, 89.70939 W
      Population (1990): 82 (28 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63770

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Bennington, VT (village, FIPS 53125)
      Location: 42.88333 N, 73.21376 W
      Population (1990): 279 (129 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Bethpage, NY (CDP, FIPS 54551)
      Location: 40.75427 N, 73.45550 W
      Population (1990): 5610 (1862 housing units)
      Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 11804

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Bridge, NJ (CDP, FIPS 54690)
      Location: 40.39295 N, 74.33003 W
      Population (1990): 22151 (7145 housing units)
      Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08857

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Brookville, NY (village, FIPS 54562)
      Location: 40.82752 N, 73.60491 W
      Population (1990): 1823 (627 housing units)
      Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Brownsboro Place, KY (city, FIPS 57658)
      Location: 38.28945 N, 85.61369 W
      Population (1990): 348 (123 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Field, NY (village, FIPS 54617)
      Location: 40.96227 N, 73.13077 W
      Population (1990): 765 (325 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Fields, WV
      Zip code(s): 26845

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Forge, NY
      Zip code(s): 13420
   Old Forge, PA (borough, FIPS 56576)
      Location: 41.36895 N, 75.74235 W
      Population (1990): 8834 (3798 housing units)
      Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 18518

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Fort, NC (town, FIPS 48920)
      Location: 35.63210 N, 82.17584 W
      Population (1990): 720 (352 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28762

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Old Tappan, NJ (borough, FIPS 54870)
      Location: 41.01620 N, 73.98303 W
      Population (1990): 4254 (1355 housing units)
      Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 07675

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oldfield, MO
      Zip code(s): 65720

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oldfort, TN
      Zip code(s): 37362

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   old fart n.   Tribal elder.   A title self-assumed with
   remarkable frequency by (esp.) Usenetters who have been programming
   for more than about 25 years; often appears in {sig block}s attached
   to Jargon File contributions of great archeological significance.
   This is a term of insult in the second or third person but one of
   pride in first person.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   old fart
  
      Tribal elder.   A title self-assumed with remarkable frequency
      by (especially) {Usenet}ters who have been programming for
      more than about 25 years; often appears in {sig block}s
      attached to {Jargon File} contributions of great archaeological
      significance.   This is a term of insult in the second or third
      person but one of pride in first person.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   OLTP
  
      {On-Line Transaction Processing}
  
  
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