antiques

[an-teek]

an·tique

[an-teek] adjective, noun, verb, an·tiqued, an·ti·quing.
adjective
1.
of or belonging to the past; not modern.
2.
dating from a period long ago: antique furniture.
3.
noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.
4.
in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; old-fashioned; antiquated.
5.
of or belonging to the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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6.
(of paper) neither calendered nor coated and having a rough surface.
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noun
8.
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.
9.
the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.
10.
Printing. a style of type.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
verb (used with object)
11.
to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.
12.
to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.
verb (used without object)
13.
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

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
COLLAPSE

antic, antique.


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

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