The first period of the Ancient Greek comedy, according to the canonical division by the Alexandrian grammarians, often involving political commentary and sexual innuendo, and typified by Aristophanes.

(idiomatic, often derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.

(linguistics, history) The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.

(informal) One's elderly relations. / (informal) The old people of a particular place or social situation. / (informal) Senior citizens.

(US, idiomatic, informal, chiefly Southern US) Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

(religion, chiefly Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia. / The known world before the discovery of the Americas.

A off-white colour, like that of old lace.

Of an off-white colour, like that of old lace.

a street in the City between Holborn circus and St Paul's Cathedral / the Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in City of London / (by extension) The English legal system