·noun Open country.
II. Old ·superl More than enough; abundant.
III. Old ·superl Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
IV. Old ·superl Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
V. Old ·superl Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
VI. Old ·superl Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
VII. Old ·superl Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
VIII. Old ·superl Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
IX. Old ·superl Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
X. Old ·superl Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth;
— used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
XI. Old ·superl Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
XII. Old ·superl Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence;
— designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.