| old master |
any of the great European painters of earlier periods, esp. between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. [2 definitions] |
| Old Nick |
the devil; Satan. |
| Old Norse |
the Germanic language of Scandinavia before the fourteenth century. |
| Old Prussian |
a Baltic language that died out in the seventeenth century. |
| old rose |
a grayish or purplish red color. |
| Old Saxon |
a Low German dialect prior to the twelfth century. |
| old school |
those committed to traditional or established custom. [2 definitions] |
| oldsquaw |
a black marine duck with a white breast. |
| oldster |
(informal) someone who is old. |
| old style |
a style of print type originating in the eighteenth century, in which the letters had a fairly uniform narrowness and slanting serifs. [2 definitions] |
| Old Testament |
the Christian name for the Hebrew Scriptures that make up the first of two main divisions of the Christian Bible but the whole of the Jewish Bible. (Cf. New Testament.) [2 definitions] |
| old-time |
of, concerning, or typical of long-past times. [2 definitions] |
| old-timer |
someone or something that is old. [2 definitions] |
| old wives' tale |
a superstition, usu. embodied as a folk tale or bit of folk wisdom. |
| Old World |
the Eastern Hemisphere, esp. Europe or European culture. |
| old-world |
of, concerning, or reminiscent of Europe or Europeans. [2 definitions] |
| -ole |
any of certain chemical compounds containing a five-member, usu. heterocyclic ring. [2 definitions] |
| olé |
used to express approval or excitement, usu. heard in Hispanic countries. |
| oleaginous |
of, concerning, or like oil; oily. [3 definitions] |
| oleander |
any of several poisonous evergreen shrubs of the dogbane family that bear white, pink, or red blossoms. |
| oleate |
an ester or salt of oleic acid. |