antique

antique
{{11}}antique (adj.) 1530s, "aged, venerable," from M.Fr. antique "old" (14c.), from L. antiquus (later anticus) "ancient, former, of olden times; old, long in existence, aged; venerable; old-fashioned," from PIE *anti in sense of "before" (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + *okw- "appearance" (see EYE (Cf. eye) (n.)). Originally pronounced in English like its parallel ANTIC (Cf. antic), but French pronunciation and spelling were adopted from c.1700.
{{12}}antique (n.) "an old and collectible thing," 1771, from ANTIQUE (Cf. antique) (adj.).
{{12}}antique (v.) "to give an antique appearance to," 1896, from ANTIQUE (Cf. antique) (adj.). Related: Antiqued; antiquing.

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  • Antique — An*tique , a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. {Antic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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