Oldstyle
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes. attributive, often
"Books aimed at older and possibly vision impaired readers may have more difficulty with the generally lighter appearing transitional typefaces than they might with an oldstyle typeface."
Synonyms
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More examples"Books aimed at older and possibly vision impaired readers may have more difficulty with the generally lighter appearing transitional typefaces than they might with an oldstyle typeface."
Etymology
old + style
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