oldness (oldnes)

The state of being old, in any of the senses of that word. old-saidt (ōld's ed), a. Long since said; said of old. Spenser, Shep. Cal., July. old-school (õld'sköl), a. Of the old school; of earlier times; as originally or formerly established, propounded, or profe ed; old or old fashioned. Adam, according to this old -school Calvin ism, was the Federal Head, the representative of his race. Olea I know oldsters who have a savage pleasure in making boys drunk. Thackeray , A Night's Pleasure, i. 2. In the British navy, a midshipman of four years' standing, or a master's mate. I became the William Tell of the party, as having been the first to resist the tyranny of the oldsters . Marryat , Frank Mildmay, ii. ( Davies .)