Old Italian

Speech parts

1. Old Italian - Noun

2. Old Italian - Proper noun

Meaning

the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century

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Examples

The Prelude to Tristan and Isolde reminds me of the old Italian painting of a martyr whose intestines are slowly unwound from his body on a reel. Eduard Hanslick

Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa-Who knows most, knows least. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor. Omar Sharif

And we have a little herb garden, which survived the winter thanks to global warming. It makes me feel like a cool, old Italian housewife, that I kept my rosemary alive outside all winter. Elizabeth Gilbert

Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.' Nadia Giosia

My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years. Sebastian Bach

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