| slovo | definícia |
older
(mass) | older
- starší |
older
(encz) | older,starší |
Older
(gcide) | Old \Old\, a. [Compar. Older; superl. Oldest.] [OE. old,
ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
Cf. Adult, Alderman, Aliment, Auld, Elder.]
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1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
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Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
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2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
"An old acquaintance." --Camden.
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3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
"The old schools of Greece." --Milton. "The character of
the old Ligurians." --Addison.
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4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
cathedral centuries old.
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And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
--Cen. xlvii.
8.
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Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
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5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
an old offender; old in vice.
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Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
--Milton.
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6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
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7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
as, old shoes; old clothes.
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8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
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If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
old turning the key. --Shak.
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9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
as a term of reproach.
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10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
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11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
familiarity. "Go thy ways, old lad." --Shak.
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Old age, advanced years; the latter period of life.
Old bachelor. See Bachelor, 1.
Old Catholics. See under Catholic.
Old English. See under English. n., 2.
Old Nick, Old Scratch, the devil.
Old lady (Zool.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
maura}).
Old maid.
(a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
been married; a spinster.
(b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
periwinkle (Vinca rosea).
(c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
person with whom the odd card is left is the old
maid.
Old man's beard. (Bot.)
(a) The traveler's joy (Clematis Vitalba). So named
from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
(b) The Tillandsia usneoides. See Tillandsia.
Old man's head (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
long white hairs.
Old red sandstone (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
conglomerates. See Sandstone, and the Chart of
Geology.
Old school, a school or party belonging to a former time,
or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
Old sledge, an old and well-known game of cards, called
also all fours, and high, low, Jack, and the game.
Old squaw (Zool.), a duck (Clangula hyemalis) inhabiting
the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is
varied with black and white and is remarkable for the
length of its tail. Called also longtailed duck, {south
southerly}, callow, hareld, and old wife.
Old style. (Chron.) See the Note under Style.
Old Testament. See Old Testament under Testament, and
see tanak.
Old wife. [In the senses
b and
c written also oldwife.]
(a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
iv. 7.
(b) (Zool.) The local name of various fishes, as the
European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the
American alewife, etc.
(c) (Zool.) A duck; the old squaw.
Old World, the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
old-fashioned; obsolete. See Ancient.
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older
(wn) | older
adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two
syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly
residents could remember the construction of the first
skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly,
older, senior]
2: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially
used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
[syn: elder, older, sr.]
3: skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the
older soldiers" [syn: old, older] |
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bolder
(mass) | bolder
- smelší |
folder
(mass) | folder
- priečinok, zložka |
holder
(mass) | holder
- držiak, majiteľ |
leaseholder
(mass) | leaseholder
- árendátor |
placeholder
(mass) | placeholder
- zástupnca, zástupný znak |
recordholder
(mass) | record-holder
- držiteľ rekordu |
shareholder
(mass) | shareholder
- akcionár |
stockholder
(mass) | stockholder
- akcionár |
a lot of folderol
(encz) | a lot of folderol,hromada nesmyslů Zdeněk Brož |
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
(encz) | beauty is in the eye of the beholder,každému se líbí něco
jiného Zdeněk Brožbeauty is in the eye of the beholder,krása je v oku
pozorovatele Zdeněk Brož |
beholder
(encz) | beholder,divák n: PetrV |
beholders
(encz) | beholders,diváci n: pl. PetrV |
bolder
(encz) | bolder,tučnější tisk Zdeněk Brož |
bondholder
(encz) | bondholder,držitel obligací n: Zdeněk Brožbondholder,majitel dluhopisu Zdeněk Brož |
cardholder
(encz) | cardholder,držitel karty n: kreditní karty ap. Pino |
cardholders
(encz) | cardholders, |
cartridge holder
(encz) | cartridge holder, n: |
cigarette holder
(encz) | cigarette holder, n: |
colder
(encz) | colder,chladnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
copyholder
(encz) | copyholder,nájemce statku Zdeněk Brož |
debt holder
(encz) | debt holder, |
desoldering pump
(encz) | desoldering pump,odsávačka cínu [el.] davkol |
dip solder
(encz) | dip solder, v: |
director-stockholder relation
(encz) | director-stockholder relation, n: |
file folder
(encz) | file folder, n: |
financing by type of debt holder
(encz) | financing by type of debt holder, |
folder
(encz) | folder,adresář n: [it.] folder,desky n: Zdeněk Brožfolder,pořadač Zdeněk Brožfolder,složka n: [it.] folder,šanon n: Zdeněk Brož |
folderol
(encz) | folderol, n: |
folders
(encz) | folders,adresáře Zdeněk Brožfolders,pořadače Zdeněk Brožfolders,šanony n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
freeholder
(encz) | freeholder,soukromník n: Zdeněk Brožfreeholder,vlastník pozemku Zdeněk Brož |
fundholders
(encz) | fundholders,držitel cenných papírů Zdeněk Brož |
gas holder
(encz) | gas holder, n: |
gasholder
(encz) | gasholder,plynojem n: Zdeněk Brož |
gravy holder
(encz) | gravy holder, n: |
hard solder
(encz) | hard solder, n: |
heholder
(encz) | heholder,pozorovatel n: PetrV |
holder
(encz) | holder,držadlo Zdeněk Brožholder,držák n: Zdeněk Brožholder,držitel Pavel Machek; Gizaholder,majitel Zdeněk Brož |
holder of sdrs
(encz) | holder of SDRs, |
holders
(encz) | holders,držitelé n: Zdeněk Brož |
householder
(encz) | householder,hospodář n: Zdeněk Brožhouseholder,majitel domu Zdeněk Brož |
jobholder
(encz) | jobholder,zaměstnanec státu n: [amer.] luke |
landholder
(encz) | landholder,statkář n: Zdeněk Brož |
leaseholder
(encz) | leaseholder,nájemce n: Zdeněk Brožleaseholder,nájemník n: Zdeněk Brož |
molder
(encz) | molder,rozdrobit v: Zdeněk Brož |
moldered
(encz) | moldered,rozdrobený adj: anthonix |
moldering
(encz) | moldering, adj: |
mortgage holder
(encz) | mortgage holder, n: |
officeholder
(encz) | officeholder,státní úředník Zdeněk Brož |
other contributions of cash by partners and shareholders
(encz) | other contributions of cash by partners and shareholders,další vklady
peněžních prostředků společníků a akcionářů [ekon.] přehled o peněžních
tocích/cash flow statement Ivan Masár |
other holder of sdrs
(encz) | other holder of SDRs, |
outstanding debt by type of debt holder
(encz) | outstanding debt by type of debt holder, |
placeholder
(encz) | placeholder,lorem ipsum n: [it.] [typo.] text užívaný v grafickém
designu a navrhování jako demonstrativní výplňový text při vytváření
pracovních ukázek grafických návrhů Pinoplaceholder,zástupný znak n: web |
policyholder
(encz) | policyholder,pojištěnec n: Zdeněk Brož |
potholder
(encz) | potholder, |
prescribed holder of sdrs
(encz) | prescribed holder of SDRs, |
record-holder
(encz) | record-holder,držitel rekordu Zdeněk Brož |
roach holder
(encz) | roach holder, n: |
scolder
(encz) | scolder,neustále kritizující žena n: Zdeněk Brož |
shareholder
(encz) | shareholder,akcionář n: Zdeněk Brož |
shareholders
(encz) | shareholders,akcionáři n: Zdeněk Brož |
silver solder
(encz) | silver solder, n: |
slaveholder
(encz) | slaveholder,otrokář n: |
smallholder
(encz) | smallholder,malorolník n: Zdeněk Brožsmallholder,rolník n: Zdeněk Brožsmallholder,zemědělec n: Zdeněk Brož |
smolder
(encz) | smolder,čadit v: PetrVsmolder,doutnat v: i přeneseně - např. hněvem PetrV |
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