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ANTICKING
Verb
anticking
present participle of antic
Source: Wiktionary
ANTIC
An"tic, a. Etym: [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.]
1. Old; antique. (Zoöl.)
Definition: "Lords of antic fame." Phaer.
2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison. The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.
An"tic, n.
1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.
An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked, Antickt.]
Definition: To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
An"tic, v. i.
Definition: To perform antics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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