English

old-line

Reactionary or conservative.

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    Origin

    From old + line (“stated positions of a political or religious group”). Attested from the 19th century, originally in the United States.

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    • partEnglishold “Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishold
        • inheritedOld Englishald “old”
      • derivedEnglishyoung “In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishyong
    • partEnglishline “A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pe…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishline
        • inheritedOld Englishlīne
      • borrowedKorean라인 “members with a shared characteristic”
      • derivedOld Englishlīn “flax, linen, cloth”
        • derivedOld Englishlind “lime”
      • borrowedMiddle Frenchligner

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