old hand
— Noun
– English
~ an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Old Hickory
— Noun
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~ 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Old North French
— Noun
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~ the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
Old Bullion
— Noun
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~ United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
old man
— Noun
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~ aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
old guard
— Noun
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~ a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
old
— Adjective
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~ very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
old-hat
— Adjective
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~ repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
old-maidish
— Adjective
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~ primly fastidious
old
— Adjective
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~ (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
old
— Adjective
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~ (used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story"
old
— Adjective
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~ skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
old
— Adjective
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~ just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
old
— Adjective
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~ belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
old
— Adjective
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~ of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
old-hat
— Adjective
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~ out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
Old
— Adjective
– English
~ of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
old-line
— Adjective
– English
~ adhering to conservative or reactionary principles; "an oldline senator"