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adjective

of or belonging to the past; not modern.

dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.

noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.

in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; old-fashioned; antiquated.

of or belonging to the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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(of paper) neither calendered nor coated and having a rough surface.

ancient.

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noun

any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.

the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.

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Printing. a style of type.

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verb (used with object)

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to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.

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to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.

verb (used without object)

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to shop for or collect antiques: She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.

Origin:
1520–30; earlier also anticke (< Middle French antique) < Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; compare antic posticum

Related forms

an·tique·ly, adverb

an·tique·ness, noun

pseu·do·an·tique, adjective, noun

qua·si-an·tique, adjective

sub·an·tique, adjective

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sub·an·tique·ly, adverb

sub·an·tique·ness, noun

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Can be confused: antic, antique.

Synonyms
1. bygone, archaic. 2. old, obsolete, obsolescent. See ancient¹.

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Example Sentences

Purely ornamental as they may seem now, decorative antique boxes hold the key to the social customs of an older culture.

Vitzthum spotted an antique curio cabinet, but she couldn't afford it.

His eyes twinkle as he praises the properties of witch-hazel and displays a set of antique razors.

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Purely ornamental as they may seem now, decorative antique boxes hold the key to the social customs of an older culture.

Vitzthum spotted an antique curio cabinet, but she couldn't afford it.

His eyes twinkle as he praises the properties of witch-hazel and displays a set of antique razors.

As this cluster of gerberas shows, the technique results in colors and textures that exude an antique romance.

Contact a museum or reputable antique dealer about it.

Tips and techniques from a design pro for scoring the best vintage and antique shopping deals.

The coloring gives it a wonderful antique block-print quality.

The market for antique botanical prints is currently quite good.

It's perfectly possible to find an antique clawfoot tub for a couple hundred dollars, and do an enamel restoration.

The reason is that foxhunting is one of few issues that unite the party's antique wing with its modernisers.

Inside are an antique fire engine and an interesting exhibit about the desegregation of the fire department.

Antique trolley cars take you on a scenic ride through woods and wetlands.

Update an antique hutch or built-in buffet with a fresh coat of paint and a pretty fabric skirt.

Take an antique leather-bound book, open it up, and inhale deeply.

Another has rooms filled with antique paneling rescued from demolished castles.

Don't do this on antique carpets or rugs, nor on wool.

He had the largest collection of antique door hardware in the country, and a warehouse full of salvaged material.

Rare or well-preserved antique bultos and retablos command the highest prices at auctions and galleries.

Antique cars and a party are also part of the festivities.

She believes that antique abodes can never be rehabilitated, no matter how much money you pour into renovations.

Antique wallpapers aren't new in the decorating world.

Look for vintage jewelry in flea markets and antique malls.

And it is the cocooning mentality is an antique trait.

My back block wall desparately needed a focal point, and this antique urn fills the role perfectly.

He bought an antique wooden chest and filled it with silver dollars.

Because of the demand, both antique and new slipper chairs are expensive.

And if you do not change, you will be a quaint antique.

The random-plank flooring is reclaimed antique chestnut.

But much digital media from the past is readable only on a handful of fragile and antique machines, if at all.

Here, colorful, often-used items are grouped together for a visual display on top of an antique cabinet.

Take away one piece of an antique political structure, and perhaps other pieces will crumble, too.

My favorite centerpiece is some small antique medicine bottles and ink wells, proudly holding one stem each.

Art, antique and collectible offerings are ripe for sales of fakes, for example.

And my indefatigable guides scoured antique shops with me to salvage letters that might eventually have been thrown away.

Too many families who have put their old photographs in a cardboard box in the attic or folded their antique linens and left.

Particularly when what they're expediting is a celebrity's newly minted antique farmstead.

Wonderful elegant antique furniture and paintings by famous artists of the day.

Rounded stones, an antique watering can, and a decorative star of rusted metal nestles among potted plants on the deck.

Say it turns out to be an antique worth a lot of money.

My brother uses an antique cigarette case for his and it looks so civilized.

Our game is a richly detailed and historically accurate reproduction of an antique mah-jongg set.

Inside the steel-framed compound, you'll find plenty of antique bikes and memorabilia, including the original outlaw:.

Instead, you'll spend your time at the library and the antique market.

The blade is from an antique cut throat razor and the handle is lovingly crafted from an old circuit board.

Scan the ground for ancient coins, antique keys, and other metal evidence of the past.

We didn't track down some antique loom and use it to make our fabric exactly the way it was back then.

When you're ready to buy, the biggest decision is whether to choose an antique or contemporary piece.

Be careful weaving through the piles of delicate antique plates stacked inside, where you'll find a mostly used.

Indeed, do some cursory searches on eBay and other sites and you'll find antique cast iron selling at exorbitant prices.

Pol inherited several antique rifles from his father in-law.

The combination of beauty and scientific value in both modern and antique brain imagery is hard to rival.

Giant iron balls and antique flushing machines are on show.

We first came upon an antique calliope wagon playing entertaining music from punch cards.

Check out antique mining tools and learn how they were used.

Twin sisters battle tortured souls armed only with an antique camera.

Spare, elegant restaurant simply adorned with antique mirrors and vaulted wood beams.

If the truth be known, he also owns a television set kept hidden in an antique cupboard.

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World English Dictionary

antique (ænˈtiːk)

—n
1.	a. a decorative object, piece of furniture, or other work of art created in an earlier period, that is collected and valued for its beauty, workmanship, and age
	b. (as modifier): an antique shop
2.	any object made in an earlier period
3.	the antique the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it

—*adj*
4.	made in or in the style of an earlier period
5.	of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
6.	informal old-fashioned; out-of-date
7.	archaic aged or venerable
8.	(of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface

—vb
9.	(tr) to give an antique appearance to

[C16: from Latin antīquus ancient, from ante before]

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Word Origin & History

antique

1530s, from M.Fr. antique (14c.), from L. antiquus "former, ancient," from PIE *anti in sense of "before" (locative singular of *ant- "front, forehead") + *okw- "appearance." The noun meaning "an old and collectible thing" is from 1771; the verb meaning "to give an antique appearance to" is from 1923.

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Originally pronounced in English like its parallel antic, but French pronunciation was eventually adopted.

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Encyclopedia Britannica

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antique

a relic or old object having aesthetic, historic, and financial value. Formerly, it referred only to the remains of the classical cultures of Greece and Rome; gradually, decorative arts-courtly, bourgeois, and peasant-of all past eras and places came to be considered antique.

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