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/oʊld-fˈæʃənd/ Listen

noun

old-fashioned, old fashioned n. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry.

adjective

Old-fashioned adj.

Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl; old-fashioned wire-rimmed glasses. "Old-fashioned men of wit." "This old-fashioned, quaint abode."

Unacceptable or suboptimum because of having been superseded by something more recent; outmoded (2); out-of-date. (Narrower terms: old-fashioned, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe, passee.)

Synonyms: antique, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date.

Unfashionably out of date; out of style. (Narrower terms: unfashionable (vs. fashionable))

Synonyms: demode, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe, passee.

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Etymology of 'Old-fashioned'

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"Old-fashioned" Quotes from Famous Books

... differing theories concerning the management of railroads in this country; one theory is that profits should be acquired from fluctuations in the stock, and the other is that the profits should be acquired in the old-fashioned way, by performing a useful service and receiving a reward therefor, to be divided among the stockholders in the way of a dividend. These two theories are so different in their practical operation that they give rise to the most diverse consequences. Of course, many railroads are ...

— The Railroad Question - A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and - remedies for their abuses • William Larrabee

... bedroom in an old-fashioned house in a northern suburb of London, a girl of fourteen was kneeling on the floor, turning out the contents of the bottom cupboards of a big bookcase. Her method of doing so was hardly tidy; she just tossed the ...

— The Jolliest School of All • Angela Brazil

... something wrong with the blooming thing," said the Sergeant, "but couldn't turn it up, as it hasn't got a screw, without which these old-fashioned colza oils never were no good. Hullo! Doctor, there goes yours," and as ...

— Queen Sheba's Ring • H. Rider Haggard

... over each day. They should be covered over with a thick cloth during the night; if exposed to the night air they will become damp and mildew. This way of washing the bed-ticking and feathers makes them very fresh and light, and is much easier than the old-fashioned way of emptying the beds and washing the feathers separately, while it answers quite as well. Care must be taken to dry the bed perfectly before sleeping on it. Hair mattresses that have become hard and dirty can be made nearly as good as new by ripping them, washing the ticking, and ...

— Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 • Barkham Burroughs

... brother. George, however, was as active mentally as the elder. The one was studying men, the other books. George was absorbing impressions of the things around him: of the quaint old Norfolk town, its "clean but narrow streets branching out from thy modest market-place, with thine old-fashioned houses, with here and there a roof of venerable thatch"; of that exquisite old gentlewoman Lady Fenn, {9b} as she passed to and from her mansion upon some errand of bounty or of mercy, "leaning on her gold-headed cane, whilst the sleek old footman walked at a respectful distance behind." ...

— The Life of George Borrow • Herbert Jenkins

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