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The word archaism is from the Ancient Greek: ἀρχαϊκός, archaïkós, 'old-fashioned, antiquated', ultimately ἀρχαῖος, archaîos, 'from the beginning, ancient'. A distinction between archaic and obsolete words and word senses is widely used by dictionaries.
Old-fashioned may refer to: Old fashioned (cocktail), a whiskey cocktail Old fashioned glass, a type of drinking glass named after the cocktail; Old Fashioned, a 2015 film by Rik Swartzwelder "Old-fashioned" (short story) a 1976 short story by Isaac Asimov; Old Fashioned (horse), a racing horse; Old-fashioned three, a basketball term
Smoked Old Fashioned, Restaurant R'Evolution, the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. The original old fashioned recipe would have showcased the whiskey available in America in the 19th century: Irish, Bourbon or rye whiskey. [30] But in some regions, especially Wisconsin, brandy is substituted for whiskey (sometimes called a brandy old ...
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech is a 130-year rivalry that has well-earned the moniker "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate," one of the best in college football.
Old-fashioned Not with us anymore Dead Euphemistic: Off on a boat [5] To die Euphemistic: Viking Off the hooks [2] Dead Informal British. Not to be confused with 'off the hook' (no longer in trouble). On one's deathbed [1] Dying Neutral On one's last legs [2] About to die Informal On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
With the advent of graphical computer systems in the 1980s, skeuomorph is used to characterize the many "old fashioned" icons utilized in graphic user interfaces. [7] A similar alternative definition of skeuomorph is "a physical ornament or design on an object made to resemble another material or technique".
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