"oldstyle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oldstyles [plural]
Etymology: old + style Head templates: {{en-noun}} oldstyle (plural oldstyles)
  1. (typography, often attributive) A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes. Wikipedia link: Old-style numerals Tags: attributive, often Hypernyms: style Derived forms: old-style
    Sense id: en-oldstyle-en-noun-xyd0xVeV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Typography Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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              167,
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