olde
adjective/əʊld/, /ˈəʊldi/
/əʊld/, /ˈəʊldi/
[only before noun] (old use)- a way of spelling ‘old’ that was used in the past and is now sometimes used in names and advertisements to give the impression that something is traditional
- a pub that tries to recreate the flavour of olde England
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