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单词 olde
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Definition of olde in English:

olde

adjective əʊldˈəʊldiˈōldē
  • attributive In or relating to an old-fashioned style that is intended to be quaint and attractive.

    Ye Olde Tea Shoppe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Morris dancers often claim to be keeping alive a quaint ye olde English custom.
    • You'll find them on estates yes, but also in the nice, leafy suburbs and in quaint olde English villages.
    • Mikah had thought it looked like ye olde Greek style, and so Skylar was wearing it.
    • The costumes were a mix of traditional Korea, ye olde Denmarke, and 20th century styles both modern and archaic.
    • This style of political satire goes back to olde Englande and its first practitioner, Johnathan Swift.
    Synonyms
    picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown

Origin

Mid 19th century: pseudo-archaic variant spelling of old.

 
 

Definition of olde in US English:

olde

adjectiveˈōldē
  • attributive In or relating to an old-fashioned style that is intended to be quaint and attractive.

    Ye Olde Tea Shoppe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This style of political satire goes back to olde Englande and its first practitioner, Johnathan Swift.
    • Morris dancers often claim to be keeping alive a quaint ye olde English custom.
    • Mikah had thought it looked like ye olde Greek style, and so Skylar was wearing it.
    • The costumes were a mix of traditional Korea, ye olde Denmarke, and 20th century styles both modern and archaic.
    • You'll find them on estates yes, but also in the nice, leafy suburbs and in quaint olde English villages.
    Synonyms
    picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown

Origin

Mid 19th century: pseudoarchaic variant spelling of old.

 
 
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