antique
IPA: æntˈik
noun
- 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 derogatory) 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.
- A province of the Philippines.
verb
- (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.
adjective
- 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- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.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.
- Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”)
- (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
- Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
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Examples of "antique" in Sentences
- The antique engine is still at the premises of the mill.
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