old guard |
(sometimes cap.) the most conservative members of a group, political party, or the like, often in positions of authority or influence. |
old hand |
one who is experienced, usu. in a specified field, practice, or endeavor. |
old hat |
old-fashioned. [2 definitions] |
Old High German |
the German language as spoken and written in central and southern Germany between the eighth and twelfth centuries. |
oldie |
(informal) something that was popular in the past, esp. a song. |
Old Irish |
the Irish language before the eleventh century. |
old lady |
(informal) one's mother. [2 definitions] |
Old Latin |
the Latin language up to about 75 B.C., as found in written records. |
old-line |
traditional or reactionary in behavior or belief. [2 definitions] |
Old Low German |
the German language as spoken and written in northern Germany before the twelfth century. |
old maid |
an old unmarried woman; spinster (usu. used disparagingly). [3 definitions] |
old man |
(informal) one's father. [3 definitions] |
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. |