old style

/oʊld staɪl/
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Other forms: old styles

Definitions of old style
  1. noun
    a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
    synonyms: old style font
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    antonyms:
    modern
    a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
    type of:
    proportional font
    any font whose different characters have different widths
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