adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Old or old-fashioned; (of children) precocious, already as shrewd as someone old. UK, dialectal

   "Whiles he came home: weary old-farrant face Pale from the midnight candle;"

Synonyms

All synonyms

tranty

Example

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"Whiles he came home: weary old-farrant face Pale from the midnight candle;"

Etymology

From old + farrant.

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