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a look or expression that shows you do not approve of someone or somethingMain entry: old-fashioned
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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old-fashioned look — old fashioned look/expression/british old fashioned phrase a look or expression that shows you do not approve of someone or something Thesaurus: old fashionedsynonym old of things … Useful english dictionary
old-fashioned — 1 adjective 1 not modern and considered not to be fashionable any more: Gwen s clothes are so old fashioned! | Wireless is an old fashioned word for radio . 2 someone who is old fashioned believes in ways of doing things that are not usual any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
old-fashioned */*/ — UK [ˌəʊld ˈfæʃ(ə)nd] / US [ˌoʊld ˈfæʃ(ə)nd] adjective no longer modern or fashionable Blake was carrying an old fashioned leather briefcase. a) used in a negative way to refer to methods, attitudes, or machines that are no longer useful or… … English dictionary
expression — ex|pres|sion W2S2 [ıkˈspreʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(strong feelings/thoughts)¦ 2¦(on somebody s face)¦ 3¦(word/phrase)¦ 4¦(music/acting)¦ 5¦(mathematics)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STRONG FEELINGS/THOUGHTS)¦ [U and C] something you say, write, or do that shows what… … Dictionary of contemporary English
old-fieldcolt — old field colt n. Virginia A child born out of wedlock.Also called regionally catch colt, woods colt. [From the unsupervised breeding of horses in unfrequented fields.] Regional Note: Old field colt is one of several old fashioned regional… … Universalium
expression — expressional, adj. expressionless, adj. expressionlessly, adv. /ik spresh euhn/, n. 1. the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions. 2. a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old fashioned… … Universalium
old — adjective 1 USED OR NOT NEW having existed for a long time, or having been used a lot before: an old winter coat | a big old house | an old saying | My car s older than yours. | be (as) old as the hills (=be extremely old) 2 NOT YOUNG having… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
old man — noun (C) 1 slang an expression meaning someone s husband: I heard her old man beats her. 2 slang an expression meaning your father 3 BrE old fashioned used to address a male friend: Could I have a word with you, old man? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Old Europe (politics) — This article is about the term in contemporary politics. For the term coined by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas, see Old Europe (archaeology). For Europe before the French Revolution of 1789, see Ancien Régime. Old Europe is a term that was first… … Wikipedia
expression — ex•pres•sion [[t]ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of opinions[/ex] 2) a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old fashioned expressions[/ex] 3) the manner or form in which a thing is … From formal English to slang
