OLD STYLE


Meaning of OLD STYLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1617

1. capitalized O&S : a style of reckoning time used before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar

2. : a style of type distinguished by graceful irregularity among individual letters, bracketed serifs, and but slight contrast between light and heavy strokes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.