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oldstyles

oldstyles is the plural of oldstyle.

Meaning of oldstyle

Noun

oldstyle (plural oldstyles)

  1. (attributive, often) A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.
    • Books aimed at older and possibly vision impaired readers may have more difficulty with the generally lighter appearing transitional typefaces than they might with an oldstyle typeface.2005, Pete Masterson, Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors and Publishers

Questions about oldstyles

What is oldstyles the plural of?
Oldstyles is the plural of oldstyle.

Words near oldstyles in the dictionary

  1. oldsquaws
  2. Oldstead
  3. oldster
  4. oldsters
  5. oldstyle
  6. oldstyles
  7. oldtimer
  8. oldtimers
  9. oldtown
  10. oldtowns
  11. Olduvai

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