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old-fash⋅ioned

[ohld-fash-uhnd]
–adjective
1. of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
2. favored or prevalent in former times: old-fashioned ideas.
3. having the conservative behavior, ways, ideas, or tastes of earlier times: a delightfully old-fashioned gentleman.

Origin:
1645–55


old-fash⋅ioned⋅ly, adverb
old-fash⋅ioned⋅ness, noun


1. outmoded, obsolete. See ancient 1 .
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old-fash·ioned   (ōld'fāsh'ənd)
adj.  
  1. Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated.

  2. Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time: old-fashioned parents.

n.  A cocktail made of whiskey, bitters, sugar, and fruit.
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Word Origin & History

old-fashioned 
1596, "in an outdated style," from old + fashion (q.v.). As a type of cocktail, attested from 1901, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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