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Meaning of OLD FASHIONED

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
  2. [adj]  out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
 
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 Synonyms: antique, demode, old-hat(p), out of fashion, outmoded, passe, passee, unfashionable, unstylish
 
 See Also: cocktail, whiskey, whisky

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Old`-fash"ioned\, a.
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern;
adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress,
girl. ``Old-fashioned men of wit.'' --Addison.
      This old-fashioned, quaint abode.        --Longfellow.
 
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