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antique

[ an-teek ]

adjective

  1. of or belonging to the past; not modern.

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  2. dating from a period long ago:

    antique furniture.

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


noun

  1. 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.
  2. the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.
  3. Printing. a style of type.

verb (used with object)

antiqued, antiquing.
  1. to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.
  2. to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.

verb (used without object)

antiqued, antiquing.
  1. to shop for or collect antiques:

    She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.

antique

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noun

    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier )

      an antique shop

  1. any object made in an earlier period
  2. the antique
    the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. made in or in the style of an earlier period
  2. of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
  3. informal.
    old-fashioned; out-of-date
  4. archaic.
    aged or venerable
  5. (of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to give an antique appearance to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antique1

1520–30; earlier also anticke (< Middle French antique ) < Latin antīiquus, antīicus in front, existing earler, ancient; antic, posticum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antique1

C16: from Latin ²¹²Ô³ÙÄ«±ç³Ü³Ü²õ ancient, from ante before
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The pullback inspired some market commentators to dust off an antique market indicator known as the Dow Theory.

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The materials seemed wildly out of place in Kinmont’s office, where hundreds of antique books lined towering shelves.

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Before World War I, they built their Japanese gardens in Hollywood, above Franklin Avenue, and filled the grounds with antiques and Japanese landscaping.

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Within seconds of forcing their way through the front door, they shattered glass casings housing 14th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty antiques.

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