old style
noun
1.
Also,
oldstyle
.
Printing.
a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
2.
(
initial capital letters
) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar.
Compare
New Style
.
3.
Also,
old-style
.
Typography.
noting or descriptive of a font of numerals of which some part extends below the baseline.
Origin
1865-70
Examples from the web for
old style
It told of the wonders of their product over
old style
wax.
We are replacing these
old style
printers with laser printers that do not have impact capability.
British Dictionary definitions for
old style
old style
noun
1.
(
printing
) a type style reviving the characteristics of old face
Old Style
noun
1.
the former method of reckoning dates using the Julian calendar
Compare
New Style