antic

Definitions

1. 1.Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison. The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.
2. 2.A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
3. 3.An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
4. 4.A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.
5. 5.(Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
6. 6.An antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.
7. 7.To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
8. 8.To perform antics.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison. The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller called?
• What is a buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play called?
• What is an odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser called?
• What is a grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth called?
• What is a grotesque representation. [Obs.] called?
• What is an antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford called?
• What is to make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak called?