oldstyle
/ˈoʊldˌstaɪl/
adjective
- Belonging to or typical of an earlier time; old-fashioned or traditional in style, design, or character.
- She prefers oldstyle handwriting, like the cursive she learned in school.
- The restaurant has an oldstyle decor with wooden tables and vintage lamps.
- The oldstyle architecture of the building reminds me of the 19th century.
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noun
- A typeface or font style based on early Roman letterforms, characterized by slanted serifs and moderate contrast between thick and thin strokes.
- Many newspapers used oldstyle fonts before modern sans-serif designs became popular.
- The book was printed in an elegant oldstyle font that made it easy to read.
- For the wedding invitations, they chose an oldstyle typeface to give a classic feel.