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ANTIQUE
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee
(adjective) out of fashion; “a suit of rather antique appearance”; “demode (or outmoded) attire”; “outmoded ideas”
antique, age-old
(adjective) belonging to or lasting from times long ago; “age-old customs”; “the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness”
antique
(adjective) made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; “the beautiful antique French furniture”
antique
(noun) any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
oldtimer, old-timer, gaffer, old geezer, antique
(noun) an elderly man
antique, antiquate
(verb) give an antique appearance to; “antique furniture”
antique
(verb) shop for antiques; “We went antiquing on Saturday”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antique (comparative antiquer, superlative antiquest)
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
(typography) Designating a style of type.
(bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
(obsolete) synonym of antic, specifically
Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
Synonyms
• (out of date): antiquated, disused, outdated; see also obsolete
Noun
antique (plural antiques)
In general, anything very old; specifically
An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
An object of ancient times.
(in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
(figuratively, mildly, pejorative) An old person.
(obsolete) A man of ancient times.
(typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
(obsolete) synonym of antic, specifically
Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
Synonyms
• (old person): coffin dodger, geriatric, oldster; see also old person
• (man of ancient times): ancient
Verb
antique (third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued)
(intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
(transitive) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.
(transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
Anagrams
• quinate
Etymology
Proper noun
Antique
A province of Philippines.
Anagrams
• quinate
Source: Wiktionary
An*tique", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]
1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser.
2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.
3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]
Syn.
– Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.
An*tique", n. Etym: [F. See Antique, a. ]
Definition: In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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