It tends to refer a "ancient style" rather than modern ones.

We had put him in a rocket of the most ancient style.

Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or use.

It had to be done in ancient Chinese style with special and memorial substance.

They were of a very ancient style and much decayed.

In his left ear were two silver rings, an ancient style just coming back into favor among us then.

There is a water tank of very ancient style.

Not a simple task, since tiger is a very ancient and rare style.

When there, the family lived in the ancient style and observed the age-old ways, as the rules required.

Of course you can't just drive down to the local supply house for 3,500-liter containers made in the ancient style.