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Webster 1913 Edition

Antique

An-tique′

,
Adj.
[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.
2.
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated;
as, an
antique
robe
.
“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
.

An-tique′

,
Noun.
[F. See
Antique
,
Adj.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Antique

ANTIQUE

,
Adj.
antee'k. [L. antiquus, probably from ante.]
1.
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; in this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome; as an antique statue.
2.
Old, as it respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion, as an antique robe.
3.
Odd; wild; fanciful; more generally written antic.

ANTIQUE

,
Noun.
antee'k. In general, any thing very old; but in a more limited sense, the remains of ancient artists, as busts, statues, paintings and vases, the works of Grecian and Roman antiquity.

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