01 n. Open country.
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Open country.[Obs.]
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12 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Old
/(ōld)/
· IPA /ˈoʊld/
02 a. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an o…
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Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.“Let not old age disgrace my high desire.” — Sir P. Sidney.“The melancholy news that we grow old.” — Young.
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Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
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Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
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Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.“And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?” — Cen. xlvii. 8.
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Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.“Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.” — Milton.
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Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
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Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
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More than enough; abundant.[Obs.]“If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key.” — Shak.
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Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
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Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
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Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.“Refuse profane and old wives' fables.” — 1 Tim. iv. 7.