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Meaning of 'eld' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Eld [ a.]
- Old.
2 . Eld [ n.]
- Age; esp., old age.
- Old times; former days; antiquity.
3 . Eld [ v. i.]
- To age; to grow old.
4 . Eld [ v. t.]
- To make old or ancient.

Meaning of 'eld' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . eld [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a late time of life
Example in sentence:
  • a beard white with eld;
  • age hasn't slowed him down at all;
  • he's showing his years;
  • old age is not for sissies;
  • on the brink of geezerhood
Meaning (2):
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
Example in sentence:
  • she was now of school age;
  • tall for his eld

Nearby Words:

elder elderish elderly eldern eldership elderwort eldest elding eldritch

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