What does "antique" mean?
Antique: Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. "Antique words." Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
- 3.Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.] See Ancient.
- 4.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. Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. Byron.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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