...an old-time dance hall which still has a tea dance on Monday afternoons.
The effect of that singing, as the old-time reporters used to say, was electrical.
...like an old-time sailor climbing the rigging.
English dictionary. 2008.
old-time — (adj.) 1824, from OLD (Cf. old) + TIME (Cf. time) (n.). Related: Old timey (1850) … Etymology dictionary
old-time — [ōld′tīm′, ōld′tīm΄] adj. 1. of, like, or characteristic of past times 2. of long standing or experience [an old time journalist] … English World dictionary
old-time — adj. attractively old fashioned. Syn: quaint. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
old-time — old ,time adjective old fashioned in a way that you admire: an old time politician … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
old-time — adj [only before noun] typical of what used to exist, be done etc in the past ▪ old time remedies … Dictionary of contemporary English
old-time — old′ time′ adj. 1) belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc 2) being long established • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
old-time — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pleasingly traditional or old fashioned … English terms dictionary
old-time — index outdated Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Old-Time — Der Begriff Old Time Music bezeichnet die ursprüngliche Form der Country Musik von 1920 bis ungefähr 1939. Häufig wird auch der Ausdruck Hillbilly Music benutzt, mit dem jedoch unpräziser oft auch einfach Country Musik bis etwa 1950 gemeint ist.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Old Time — For traditional North American music, see Old time music. For the play by Harold Pinter, see Old Times. The Dapper Dans, a barbershop quartet at Walt Disney World, present Old Timeyness to park guests. Old time , old timey and olde tyme… … Wikipedia
