An*tique" (#), a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]
1.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
For the antique world excess and pride did hate.
Spenser.
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2.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
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Antique words."
Spenser.
3.
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
4.
Odd; fantastic.
[In this sense, written
antic.]
Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.
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An*tique" (#), n. [F. See Antique, a. ]
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.
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