Meaning of time-honoured | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of time-honored.

UK, alt-of, alternative

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Examples

“It would have⟳ been a great privilege to be the mistress of an old time-honoured mansion, to call⟳ oaks and elms her own⟳, to know⟳ that acres of gardens were submitted to her caprices, to look⟳ at herds of cows and oxen, and be aware that they lowed on her own⟳ pastures.”

“The formation of sulphuric acid is inhibited in the presence of metallic oxides and the method of application in this instance would really be no more difficult than the time-honoured trick⟳ of sprinkling sand on the fire to clean⟳ the tubes.”

“I was also interested to hear⟳ that he is taking over the time-honoured Rail Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland, following Stuart Baker's death in November 2020.”

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