From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Antique \An*tique"\, a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient,
equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. Antic.]
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1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.
In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of
Greece and Rome.
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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.
"Antique words." --Spenser.
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3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of
Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
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4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]
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Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned;
old. See Ancient.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Antique \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.
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Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antique
adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its
age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, {old-hat(p)},
outmoded, passe, passee]
3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old
customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to
complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique]
n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer,
old geezer, antique]
2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like
produced in a former period and valuable because of its
beauty or rarity
v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn:
antique, antiquate]