An old-world cottage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It is altogether the most unspoiled old-world town between the. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Condesa maintains its old-world charm but offers a modern twist. From Wordnik.com. [T.J. DeGroat: Condesa: A Calming Oasis in the Heart of Chaotic Mexico City] Reference
The word 'husbandry' has an old-world flavour now: the classical. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
AKG: Your illustrations have a folksy, old-world quality to them. From Wordnik.com. [Allison K Gibson: Art, Russia, And Rock 'n' Roll: Five Questions for Carson Ellis] Reference
But so much has changed since the days of the old-world bombardier. From Wordnik.com. [Untold Stories: 'Modern-Day Bombardier'] Reference
Something of an old-world atmosphere still lingers around the quays. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Immediately beyond the Warren, with its old-world tumuli, is Fistral. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
And that is an old-world record, but it is quite a modern experience. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
The other hotels are all a short walk from the spa and offer more old-world charm. From Wordnik.com. [Portugal's Alluring Hideaways] Reference
The sphinx was a strange creature that figured in different old-world mythologies. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
He had charming old-world manners, and an old-fashioned way of saying "I thank you," or. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
The car designer's studio, long a sanctuary of old-world craftsmanship, is going digital. From Wordnik.com. [Styling With Digital Clay] Reference
It is said that the early Fathers were jealous of the influence of this old-world science. From Wordnik.com. [Palmistry for All] Reference
Deliveries of produce are still often made by panniered donkeys, in quaint old-world fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Slightly obsessive bakers using painstaking old-world traditions never laid their hands upon it. From Wordnik.com. [In our foodie culture, white bread is toast] Reference
Mataram, that historic kingdom of old-world Java round which perpetual warfare waged for centuries. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
Even your biggest fans will give you poor marks for old-world, inauthentic, forced or contrived messages. From Wordnik.com. [Social Media Players Can Learn From 'Survivor,' 'The Bachelor'] Reference
It is by the haven and on the banks of the now useless canal that there is anything of an old-world atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
But by-and-by their curious old-world appearance was forgotten in amazement at the articles they carried with them. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Folk-Lore Tales] Reference
Mr. Baring-Gould tells us that when he first saw Looe it struck him as one of the oddest old-world places in England. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
When it comes to texture, she said, many people want an antique-textured brick that gives a home more old-world charm. From Wordnik.com. [Brick facades are sturdy, but keeping them that way requires care] Reference
He hadn't walked there, at least not noticeably; he appeared to have perfected the old-world manner of the silent servant. From Wordnik.com. [Supermind] Reference
Freeman doesn't just nail the accent, the voice, and the posture — he captures Mandela's old-world charm and courtesy as well. From Wordnik.com. [Sports, Politics, and Mandela] Reference
Quebec retains much of its old-world picturesqueness while keeping up well with the times; its inhabitants number about 700,000. From Wordnik.com. [The Dominion in 1983] Reference
Lyonesse, the old-world haunt of Arthur and Tristram -- a land of villages, pastures, smiling vales, now buried beneath the waves. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Like an old-world itinerant preacher, he travels from brewery to brewery - from Belgium to Baltimore spreading the craft beer gospel. From Wordnik.com. ['Gypsy Brewer' Spreads Craft Beer Gospel] Reference
Above all, Streep has old-world class and elegance that can't be duplicated, and she would bring the necessary grace to Nancy Reagan. From Wordnik.com. [In Reagan biopic, who should play Nancy?] Reference
The beauty of the spot abides, but the old-world faith in the waters has well-nigh departed -- gone with many another quaint credulity. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
When, after passing Chagres, an old-world, tumble-down town, for about seven miles, the steamer reached Navy Bay, I thought I had never seen. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands] Reference
"My dear, I hope Miles knows how to welcome a guest in his own house as befits a Herrick," she said, with a delicious little air of old-world dignity. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
His voice sounded a bit like the British singer Marcy, and he surrounded himself with old-world instruments like accordion, ukulele, and lots of brass. From Wordnik.com. [Beirut Blares Gypsy Brass in 'Flying Club Cup'] Reference
Organic-leaning butcher Gianfranco Franchi makes bottled pasta sauces, truffled lardo, and other preserved treats with deep layers of old-world flavor. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Tuscany] Reference
The creeper-clung little brick cottage is a reminiscence of old-world peace and quiet which must be quite refreshing after an active life on the stage. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
The sexiness of Cartagena is contagious; it's got the old-world charm of Havana and the sophistication of Buenos Aires wrapped inside a sultry colonial city. From Wordnik.com. [Farryn Weiner: World's Hottest Party Destinations: Hedonism Done Right] Reference
It has a dream of an old-world hotel, though, and one may go a great deal farther and fare a great deal worse than at Bethune's Hôtel du Nord, a great rambling, stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
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