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Children's book by Beatrix Potter
The Sly Old Cat is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter in 1906, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1971, almost thirty
The_Sly_Old_Cat
Children's book by Beatrix Potter
Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, and The Sly Old Cat – are vignettes rather than the typical tales she produced of causality, extended plot
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
The_Story_of_a_Fierce_Bad_Rabbit
Children's book by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1910. The book tells the
The_Tale_of_Mrs._Tittlemouse
Children's book by Beatrix Potter
Rabbit and The Sly Old Cat. Inspired by George Cruikshank's illustrations, she intended to have the stories published in "panoramic format in the style of
The_Story_of_Miss_Moppet
English writer and illustrator (1866–1943)
Angel) (1955, 1970) The Sly Old Cat (written 1906; first published 1971) The Tale of Tuppenny (illustrated by Marie Angel) (1973) The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots
Beatrix_Potter
1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic
The_Cat_in_the_Hat
This list of fictional big cats is subsidiary to the List of fictional cats and other felines and includes notable large feline characters that appear
List_of_fictional_big_cats
Breed of cat
The Mexican Hairless cat, also known as the Aztec cat or New Mexican Hairless cat was a purported breed of cat first documented in 1902 by Mr. E. J. Shinick
Mexican_Hairless_Cat
American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone (/stəˈloʊn/ stə-LOHN; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than 50
Sylvester_Stallone
2007 film by Ethan and Joel Coen
for Old Men". EW. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2004. Burr, Ty (November 9, 2007). "The Coen brothers' cat and
No_Country_for_Old_Men
1970 French film
talk with Florence. At the roundabout, Florence is greeted by Mr. Rusty and the other kids who show her a surprise: a sly blue cat, who introduces himself
Dougal_and_the_Blue_Cat
1985 American anthology horror film directed by Lewis Teague
"King's 'Cat's Eye' trio dogged by limp pause". Chicago Tribune. Section 5, p. 4. Thomas, Kevin (April 12, 1985). "A Sly Trio of Vignettes from a 'Cat's Eye'
Cat's_Eye_(1985_film)
1981 novel by Alexander Theroux
Darconville's Cat is the second novel by Alexander Theroux, first published in 1981. The main story is a love affair between Alaric Darconville, an English
Darconville's_Cat
Chinese TV series
Blue Cat (Chinese: 蓝猫淘气3000问) is the first large-scale Chinese animated series in mainland China, with an emphasis on science.[citation needed] The series
3000_Whys_of_Blue_Cat
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
to aid the main character, Sly, in a biplane dogfight over the village. Kinderdijk is a stage in the fighting game Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium
Kinderdijk
9th century Irish poem
Bán" is an Old Irish poem written in about the 9th century at or near Reichenau Abbey, in what is now Germany, by an Irish monk about his cat. Pangur Bán
Pangur_Bán
1991 Taiwanese epic coming-of-age period crime drama film by Edward Yang
reveals that the girl he saw kissing Sly was Ming, not her. After threatening Ma at his home, Si'r steals a knife from Ma's stash that Cat had hidden in
A_Brighter_Summer_Day
The Cat Empire (2005). "The Car Song" (CD single liner notes). Australia: EMI. 0946 3 32073 2 5. The Cat Empire (2005). "Sly" (CD single liner notes)
List of songs recorded by the Cat Empire
List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Cat_Empire
British animated children's television series
like a cat and scratches like one. He is sneaky, sly, mischievous, greedy and sassy. Between 1988 and 1990, Channel 5 released two videos of the 1974 series
Roobarb
American session drummer (born 1950)
(born July 14, 1950) is an American session drummer who was a member of Sly and the Family Stone and has played with George Harrison, John Lennon, Pink Floyd
Andy_Newmark
1955 film by Alfred Hitchcock
by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed
To_Catch_a_Thief
American rock band
songs under the name Sly and the Mojo Men but Stewart, unsatisfied with the results, chose not to release them. He continued working with the band as a
The_Mojo_Men
American author (born 1983)
called the novel an examination of Washington's "power elite": "sharply observed" and "packed with sly humor." In 2013, Ginder published the novel Driver's
Grant_Ginder
Australian band
The Cat Empire is an Australian jazz and funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix
The_Cat_Empire
1942 film by Jacques Tourneur
Cat People is a 1942 American supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced for RKO by Val Lewton. The film tells the story of Irena
Cat_People_(1942_film)
Play by William Shakespeare
as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman
The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
British musical
Ida (his mother), a sly tomcat who only befriends him out of hunger, and several other barnyard characters. The musical opened at the Watermill Theatre
Honk!
American actress (born 1982)
played the sly, morally ambiguous cat burglar Selina Kyle / Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight
Anne_Hathaway
1987 studio album by Maxi Priest
guitars Robbie Shakespeare – guitars, bass, backing vocals Lloyd Sparks – bass Sly Dunbar – drums, drum programming Dean Fraser – horns, backing vocals Ronald
Maxi_(album)
One of Aesop's Fables
The Weasel and Aphrodite (Ancient Greek: Γαλῆ καὶ Ἀφροδίτη, romanized: Galê kaì Aphrodítē), also known as Venus and the Cat is one of Aesop's Fables,
The_Weasel_and_Aphrodite
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
breeding stallion and was the Leading sire in North America in 1999 and 2000. The best of his progeny included Aljabr, Bluegrass Cat, Cat Thief, Forestry, Sophisticat
Black_Minnaloushe
American actor, writer, and director
from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone
Eva_Victor
1999 film directed by Rob Minkoff
Stephen Holden (December 17, 1999). "Film Review – Extra! Sly Cat Upstages Stuart Little!". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2018. Minow, Nell. "Stuart
Stuart_Little_(film)
1981 studio album by Ian Dury
Studios in Nassau, Bahamas with his old writing partner Chas Jankel and the reggae duo Sly and Robbie. It is also the first Dury album distributed by Polydor
Lord_Upminster
Indian Hindi-language dark-comedy
presenting her as earnest rather than sly. An abrupt genre shift and reliance on convenient plot twists in the denouement undermine its impact." "Ek Chatur
Ek_Chatur_Naar
American-British animated series
antagonists. Sly is the more airheaded and curious one, while Gobbo is the more conniving and intelligent of the two members. Gobbo is the dominant of the two
Make_Way_for_Noddy
Sleater-Kinney's album The Woods features a song called "The Fox". 2008 – Rapper Nas recorded the song "Sly Fox" on his untitled 2008 album. In the song he disses
Foxes_in_popular_culture
French animated television series
pets incognito. The Livingstones soon adopt them, and now they live in the Livingstones' house with their cat, Victoria. Throughout the episodes, they
Zip_Zip
The Elves and the Shoemaker The Three Little Pigs The Gingerbread Boy (narrated by Nigel Pegram) The Little Red Hen The Princess and the Pea The Sly Fox
Well_Loved_Tales
1985 American TV series or program
sometimes, his tricks backfire on him. In the sideshow, Sebastian has a ventriloquism dummy with him called Sly. Sebastian joined Dumbo and Lionel because
Dumbo's_Circus
Lumpkins Cartoon Network Racing - Fuzzy Lumpkins CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant – Cat Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures - Mr. Hamburger
Jim_Cummings_filmography
2025 American TV documentary series
D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films
Pee-wee_as_Himself
American multinational technology company
2007. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2010. Bright, Peter (August 27, 2008). "Surfing on the sly with IE8's new "InPrivate"
American singer (1958–2009)
on only a few of the many catalogs offered to him. Jackson's early purchases of music catalogs and song copyrights, such as the Sly Stone collection,
Michael_Jackson
2022 television series from Netflix
Ben-Victor as Sylvester "Sly" Funaro Sr., a disbarred lawyer in prison for tax evasion (season 3) Christian Antidormi as Sylvester "Sly" Funaro Jr., a rookie
The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)
The_Lincoln_Lawyer_(TV_series)
American musician, singer and actor (1936–1973)
(number eight in the US). Darin performed the opening and closing songs on the soundtrack of the 1965 Walt Disney film That Darn Cat!. "Things" was sung
Bobby_Darin
Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Starting the 2.5/1 second favourite she settled in mid-division before staying on strongly to take third place behind Cool Cat and Slyly. In the 82nd running
Uberleben
American animated superhero series
Hayes (season 1) Christina Ricci as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (season 1), a sly cat burglar who is also infatuated with Batman and turned to crime when her
Batman:_Caped_Crusader
1966 children's novel by Norma Kassirer
Describing Kassirer's stories in 1991, John Barth said that they were "sly, wry and fanciful, fairy-tale realistic." Written for children in middle
Magic_Elizabeth
2025 film by Joseph Kosinski
teammate Tobias Menzies as Peter Banning, a sly, scheming APXGP board member Kim Bodnia as Kaspar Smolinski, the APXGP team principal Sarah Niles as Bernadette
F1_(film)
American actor (1940–2019)
in Dance of the Vampires, the English-language version of Jim Steinman's musical adaptation of Tanz der Vampire; and Jethro Crouch in Sly Fox (2004),
René_Auberjonois
Expressive body movement involving the blink of an eye
leave the room. In the famous Monty Python sketch "Nudge Nudge", a younger man slyly asks an older gentleman about sex through innuendo, reiterating the phrase
Wink
Cast of American crime drama TV series
in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. The son of Lino Bonpensiero, Salvatore Bonpensiero started out as a cat burglar, and is affectionately
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
Richie Beirach, 78, American jazz pianist and composer. Sly Dunbar, 73, Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie), record producer ("Underneath It All"), and
2026_in_music
1952 children's novel by Mary Norton
trait the servants interpret as "sly" and untrustworthy. He befriends Arrietty and her family. Mrs May / Aunt May Kate's elderly aunt who tells Kate the story
The_Borrowers_(novel)
1955 animated Disney film
who lives next-door. The Siamese Cats were named Nip and Tuck; the intrusive rat was named Herman and was characterized with a sly personality with comic
Lady_and_the_Tramp
Song by Flanders and Swann
M'Dear?", is a darkly comic song by Flanders and Swann. The lyrics tell of an elderly rake who "slyly inveigles" an attractive girl of 17 to his flat to view
Have_Some_Madeira_M'Dear
2010 American film
Delphine, Jacqueline's sixteen-year-old loyal assistant and number-one fan. She usually goes along with her boss's sly schemes, but deep down she is a good
Barbie:_A_Fashion_Fairytale
is Life" (1986) Sly Fox – "Let's Go All The Way" (1986) Force MDs – "Tender Love" (1986) Honeymoon Suite – "Feel It Again" (1986) The Outfield – "Your
List of one-hit wonders in the United States
List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States
American actor (born 1966)
Bader, who served as the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey. He is of German and Scottish descent. When Bader was two years old, his family moved to Paris
Diedrich_Bader
2004 studio album by Van Hunt
and Marvin Gaye, and comments that the album's music evokes influences such as the Beatles, Muddy Waters, and Sly Stone. Neil Drumming of Entertainment
Van_Hunt_(album)
Episode List for an American Christian animated series
Binky the Opera Singer, Dr. Jiggle & Mr. Sly, The Story of St. Patrick, Paco and The Singing Aardvark, Gated Community, Paco and the Chicken, The Englishman
List_of_VeggieTales_videos
British actor (born 1943)
Of the Clockwork Orange performance, film critic Pauline Kael wrote that McDowell played the character "exuberantly, with the power and slyness of a
Malcolm_McDowell
sense of a valley. The spellings coombe, combe, coomb, and comb come from the Old English cumb, which appears either to be a much earlier borrowing from
English_words_without_vowels
1986 film
inspiration and no discipline." Time Out gave the film a positive review: "As intelligent a reductio of Umberto Eco's sly farrago of whodunnit and medieval metaphysics
The_Name_of_the_Rose_(film)
1978 live album by Steve Martin
March 2015), National Recording Registry To "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive": Joan Baez, Sly Stone, Steve Martin Recordings Named American Treasures. Accessed
A_Wild_and_Crazy_Guy
American actor (born 1944)
Broadway debut in the comedy Sly Fox (1976), appearing with George C. Scott and directed by Arthur Penn. He appeared in Measure for Measure in the same year.
Jeffrey_Tambor
1995 British film
a snowy forest, they find a house belonging to an old woman, who appears nice, but is actually a sly witch who traps them to use Ellie's heart for her
The_Snow_Queen_(1995_film)
3rd and 4th episodes of the 4th season of The Office
about this episode was the sly parallel that connects the three love stories" and "Michael’s obsession with sticking to his old methods rather than learning
Dunder_Mifflin_Infinity
2025 film by Edgar Wright
Brolin. The first trailer was released on July 1, 2025, featuring a remix of "Underdog" by Sly and the Family Stone. Powell collaborated with the social
The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
credits include: The Raging Moon (1971), O Lucky Man! (1973), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Time After Time (1979), Caligula (1979), Cat People (1982), Blue
List of Malcolm McDowell performances
List_of_Malcolm_McDowell_performances
Fictional character
a pair of teddy bears and finally by the Goblins Sly and Gobbo. Gilbert Golly a golliwog and another villain. Sly and Gobbo, mischievous goblins. They
Noddy_(character)
American actor (born 1936)
1974)". Playbill. Retrieved May 26, 2024. "Sly Fox (Broadway, 1976)". Playbill. Retrieved May 26, 2024. "The Price (Broadway, 1992)". Playbill. Retrieved
Héctor_Elizondo
1988 novel by Margaret Atwood
former slyness and tells Elaine that instead of attending university, Cordelia has undertaken acting. She subtly brags about her roles in the Shakespearean
Cat's_Eye_(novel)
American actor (1935–2021)
seems to play all his scenes as if someone were asleep in the next room – he's become a very sly scene-stealer." Sandra Brennan at Rovi noted that: "Whereas
Charles_Grodin
under the Looney Tunes (LT) and Merrie Melodies (MM) banners between the years of 1940 and 1949. A total of 306 shorts were released under the Looney
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
Looney_Tunes_and_Merrie_Melodies_filmography_(1940–1949)
Evanier "Garfield & Friends Episode Guide". newsfromme.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021. Garfield and Friends
List of Garfield and Friends episodes
List_of_Garfield_and_Friends_episodes
American rock band
Halen, The Doors, Frank Sinatra, and Billy Joel. Dean has stated that his favorite album of all time is There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly and The Family
Ween
American actor (1923–2022)
McEntire. He toured the United States and Europe with Porgy and Bess. In 2004, he was in Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss and his old friend Irwin Corey.
Larry_Storch
American rock band
recorded the Sly & the Family Stone song "I Want to Take You Higher" for the NORML compilation album Hempilation and the John Lennon song "Imagine" for the Lennon
Blues_Traveler
Fictional character in Roald Dahl novels
winning Timothée Chalamet, less sly than sweet, turns Wonka into his own playground". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023.
Willy_Wonka
Nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll
it were the two words, 'sly, thee': make the 'g' hard in 'gyre' and 'gimble': and pronounce 'rath' to rhyme with 'bath'." In the Preface to The Hunting
Jabberwocky
1986 American animated television series
ThunderCats. As was the case with ThunderCats, there was also a SilverHawks comic book series published by Marvel Comics under the imprint Star Comics. The series
SilverHawks
1981 novel by Louis Sachar
the book is held in 446 libraries. Reviewers consider the book "full of sly humor", and "another corker" It is also described as "a preadolescent way
Johnny's_in_the_Basement
member Sly Polaroid had been recently pictured with West in Wyoming. In response, he revealed that he had been planning a collaborative album with Sly Polaroid
List of unreleased projects by Kanye West
List_of_unreleased_projects_by_Kanye_West
1972 British film by Tudor Gates and Wilbur Stark
humour out of her role as Mrs. Simpson. (The number of topical references leaves little doubt that the name is a sly joke in very poor taste.) Directors contemplating
The_Love_Box
American musician (born 1948)
the high school marching band. He developed a lifelong fondness for table tennis. In his late teens he was drawn to soul music, funk, Motown, and Sly
Donald_Fagen
2003 single by O-Zone
characterized Brolsma's performance as marked by "sly humor" and "full commitment". He noticed the use of expressive gestures such as a "perfectly timed
Dragostea_din_tei
American comedian and actor (1926–1982)
Sneekly ("Hooded Claw") in The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Lynde's sardonic inflections added a dimension to such lines as the sly, drawn-out whine, "What's
Paul_Lynde
1996 American film
Ross put in Juvenile hall. After a game of cat-and-mouse in the school after hours, David flees to his old childhood hiding place in a cave. Ross chases
Big_Bully_(film)
2010 film by Richard Ayoade
sly with great many laughs". Dan Jolin of Empire gave the film a four out of five stars, stating "Submarine is, simply, a joy. A joy jostled by the comedy
Submarine_(2010_film)
British mystery television series
O'Neill Mark Heap Julie Graham was attracted to the script's portrayal of older women, explaining that "Cat, Jane, and Beth... are all in their fifties.
Queens_of_Mystery
still on the run from notorious mobster Frank Smith. Frank's men found Lucky staying with his friend/cousin Sly Eckert. They also found Sly's father Bill
List of General Hospital characters introduced in the 1990s
List_of_General_Hospital_characters_introduced_in_the_1990s
1992 British TV series or programme
Gobbo and Sly, the wicked Goblins. Each episode mostly ends with Noddy laughing and nodding his head (likely ringing the bell on his hat in the end). Noddy
Noddy's_Toyland_Adventures
Dutch comic strip
the Cat, who taught him some lessons in drawing comics. On March 16, 1941, the first Tom Poes comic, Het Geheim der Blauwe Aarde ("The Secret of the Blue
Tom_Puss
American singer, songwriter, and model (1944–2022)
Glamour. In New York, she met musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. The seeds of her musical career were planted through her friendship with
Betty_Davis
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2020. "Happy Traum is 83 years old today"
Bob_Dylan_discography
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
five-track EP of songs from the play was released as Baal. In March 1982, Bowie's title song for Paul Schrader's film Cat People was released as a single
David_Bowie
1969 single by The Isley Brothers
of the first fully-fledged funk songs at the time that such artists as James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone brought their own funk anthems to the scene
It's_Your_Thing
Video game franchise
(SOE-LA), and Mega Cat Studios developed the four side games. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has published all games except the mobile phone installment
God_of_War_(franchise)
THE SLY-OLD-CAT
THE SLY-OLD-CAT
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Richard III' Christopher Urswick, a priest. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Christopher Sly, a...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English slaye (Old English slege, from slēan ‘to strike’), a metonymic occupational name for a slay maker, an implement used in weaving to push the weft thread tightly against the thread of the preceding pass of the shuttle.English : topographic name from Middle English slay ‘grassy slope’.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the cathedral city on an island in the fens north of Cambridge. It is so named from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + gē ‘district’.Probably also an Americanized form of German Eley.Nathaniel Ely was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Say.
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word "sky," from Old Norse sky, SKY means "cloud."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : nickname for a cunning or crafty individual, from Middle English sligh ‘sly’ (earlier slegh, from Old Norse slǽgr).
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from modern German Gold, Yiddish gold ‘gold’. In North America it is often a reduced form of one of the many compound ornamental names of which Gold is the first element.English and German : from Old English, Old High German gold ‘gold’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in gold, i.e. a refiner, jeweler, or gilder, or as a nickname for someone who either had many gold possessions or bright yellow hair.English : from an Old English personal name Golda (or the feminine Golde), which persisted into the Middle Ages as a personal name. The name was in part a byname from gold ‘gold’, and in part a short form of the various compound names with this first element.
Male
Norwegian
Norwegian form of Old Norse Oddr, ODD means "point of a weapon."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English eld ‘old’ (from Old English eald).Swedish : ornamental name from Old Norse eldr ‘flame’, ‘fire’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Sky, Heavens
Male
English
Pet form of English Sylvester, SLY means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Sly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Old.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bold ‘courageous’, ‘daring’ (Old English b(e)ald, cognate with Old High German bald). In some cases it may derive from an Old English personal name (see Bald).English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the main house in a settlement, from Old English bold, the usual West Midland and northwestern form of Old English bÅðl, bÅtl ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.English : habitational name for someone from Bold in Lancashire, which is named with Old English bold ‘dwelling’, as in 2 above.German : from the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of the various compound names with the element bald ‘bold’, notably Baldwin in the north, and Reinbold in the south.Swedish : probably of German origin.
Boy/Male
German
Old or wise.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English old, not necessarily implying old age, but rather used to distinguish an older from a younger bearer of the same personal name.North German form of Alt, like the English name a distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of a personal name.Americanized form of German Alt.
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Eliyahu, ELY means "the Lord is my God."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sky, Heavens
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Sky
THE SLY-OLD-CAT
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v. t.
To make old or ancient.
superl.
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
v. i.
Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.
superl.
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
v. i.
Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
a.
Old.
superl.
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
superl.
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
v. i.
To age; to grow old.
superl.
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.
a.
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl.
n.
Age; esp., old age.
superl.
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
superl.
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.
a.
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
n.
The condition or characteristics of an old maid.
a.
Like an old woman; anile.
n.
Old times; former days; antiquity.
v. t.
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
superl.
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.