Antique

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  • adjective. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period: synonym: old.
  • adjective. Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Relating to or dealing in antiques.
  • adjective. Having the appearance of an antique.
  • adjective. Old-fashioned; outdated.
  • noun. An object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
  • noun. The style or manner of ancient times, especially that of ancient Greek or Roman art.
  • intransitive verb. To give the appearance of an antique to.
  • intransitive verb. To hunt or shop for antiques.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having existed in ancient times; belonging to or having come down from antiquity; ancient: often specifically referring to Greece and Rome: as, an antique statue.
  • Belonging to former times, as contrasted with modern; having the form and characteristics of an earlier day; of old fashion: as, an antique robe.
  • Fantastic; fanciful; odd; wild; antic. See antic, 4.
  • In bookbinding, embossed without gold.
  • noun. The style or manner of ancient times, specifically of Greek and Roman antiquity: used especially of art. In this sense used only in the singular, and preceded by the definite article: as, fond of the antique; copied from the antique.
  • noun. Any relic of antiquity; specifically, an example of Greek or Roman art, especially in sculpture.
  • noun. The name given by American type-founders to a style of type of thick and bold face, of the regular Roman model, in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness: called Egyptian by British type-founders.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • adjective. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
  • adjective. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated.
  • adjective. Made in imitation of antiquity.”
  • adjective. Odd; fantastic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
  • noun. An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  • noun. An old person.
  • verb. To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  • verb. To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  • noun. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
  • adjective. out of fashion
  • verb. give an antique appearance to
  • adjective. belonging to or lasting from times long ago
  • verb. shop for antiques
  • noun. an elderly man
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    "When people hear the term antique art, people usually think of paintings."
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