antique1 adjectiveantique2 noun
antiquean‧tique1 /ˌænˈtiːk◂/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun] 
antique furniture, jewellery etc is old and often valuable: 
an antique rosewood desk► see thesaurus at oldantique1 adjectiveantique2 noun
antiqueantique2 ●○○ noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an antiques dealer
- The house is full of valuable antiques.
- While some of the people attending were looking to decorate their own houses, most appeared to be antique dealers.
- But for the museum-quality antiques, he is a Renaissance craftsman.
- Gasp, just north of Wilshire, offers imported furniture, plus antiques and home accessories.
- Other exemptions -- such as for fine art or antiques -- can push that limit higher.
- Philpott understood the gesture and browsed through the antiques until the lone customer had left the shop.
- Prices of antiques at auction now, however, are very high.
- So many antiques that Architectural Digest magazine devoted a lengthy article to the subject in its November issue.
- The place was full of antiques, exhibited rather than used.
Longman Language Activatorold and valuable
antique furniture, jewellery, clocks etc are old and valuable, and often beautiful to look at: · a lovely antique desk· Jacobs collects antique fountain pens.
use this about a car or a wine that is old and one of the best of its type: · "A lot of people have never been in an open car," says Mike Jacobsen, a computer programmer, who has four vintage convertibles. · They lunched on lobster and strawberries, accompanied by a fine vintage champagne.
something such as a piece of furniture or a beautiful object that is old and valuable: · The house is full of valuable antiques.antique shop/dealer/market (=one that sells antiques): · While some of the people attending were looking to decorate their own houses, most appeared to be antique dealers.
WORD SETSantique, nounarm, nounarmchair, nounback, nounbeanbag, nounbed, nounbedhead, nounbedpost, nounbedstead, nounbookcase, nounbookshelf, nounbuffet, nounbunk, nounbureau, nouncanopy, nouncard table, nouncarrycot, nouncart, nouncatchall, nounchair, nounchaise longue, nounchesterfield, nounchest of drawers, nouncoat rack, nouncoatstand, nouncoffee table, nouncommode, nouncot, nouncouch, nouncounter, nouncupboard, noundeckchair, noundesk, noundining table, noundivan, noundouble bed, noundrawer, noundresser, noundustsheet, nouneasy chair, nounescritoire, nounfireguard, nounfirescreen, nounfitment, nounfitted, adjectivefloor lamp, nounfoldaway, adjectivefolding, adjectivefootrest, nounfootstool, nounfour-poster bed, nounfuton, nounGeorgian, adjectivegramophone, noungrandfather clock, noungrate, nounhat stand, nounheadboard, nounheadrest, nounhighboy, nounhighchair, nounhorsehair, nounhot tub, nounhutch, nounJacuzzi, nounlamp, nounlampshade, nounlawn chair, nounleg, nounlooking glass, nounlove seat, nounmattress, nounnightlight, nounnightstand, nounoccasional table, nounottoman, nounpadded, adjectivepedestal, nounpouffe, nounradiogram, nounrocker, nounrocking chair, nounrococo, adjectiveseat, nounsettee, nounshelf, nounshelving, nounsideboard, nounslipcover, nounsofa, nounsofa bed, nounsprung, adjectivestand, nounstandard lamp, nounstool, nounstuffing, nounsuite, nounswivel chair, nountable, nountallboy, nountea chest, nounthree-piece suite, nounthrone, nountwin bed, noununit, nounupholster, verbupholstery, nounveneer, nounveneered, adjectivewardrobe, nounwashstand, nounwaterbed, nounWelsh dresser, nounwindow seat, nounwork-surface, nounwriting desk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY They bought the clock at an antique shop in Bath. an antique dealer (=someone who buys and sells antiques)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIESCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
They bought the clock at an antique shop in Bath. an antique dealer (=someone who buys and sells antiques)· Christoffers has cultivated a network among antiques dealers, collectors and museum staff who will allow her to copy their prize pieces.· We can only stress that no reputable antiques dealer would ever conduct business on a doorstep.· Found them at my pet antiques dealer in Cannes.· Shares in Bond Street antiques dealer Mallett surged 19p to 73p after an unnamed bid approach.· Edward is a private detective hired by an antiques dealer who asked Edward to list all of the valuables in the house.· Therefore Paige Emerson is not an antiques dealer!· He shared a shift with Philip Stacey, the local antiques dealer, who was exempt on health grounds from active service.
· Serious rely on the frequent antiques fairs because of the big selection.· He likes to eat out, or listen to concerts, or attend antiques fairs.
· I love wooden toys, especially the doll that a local woman brought into the village antiques shop.· Her husband had asked her why she did not trade it for one of the beauties that passed through their antiques shop.· Have-a-go hero Richard was nominated by girlfriend Sarah Parker after chasing a youth who had raided a Malton antiques shop.· One of the mill towers still stands as a private house and the old ropery is the base for an antiques shop.· She often witnessed his eccentricity in full flow at the customers who came into his antiques shop.
VERB· It has three pretty bedrooms, decorated in well-chosen fabrics, and furnished with antiques and pine.· The house is beautifully furnished with antiques and warm colours.· It is elegantly furnished with antiques.
· Salisbury Hall is a magnificent black and white house, set in beautiful grounds and selling antiques.· They drove slowly along the main street, Juliet too tense to see the pretty shops selling antiques and gifts.· So now Jane was selling the family antiques.· The Bourgeois Gentilhomme was one of many enterprises in Chelsea which survived entirely by selling antiques to each other.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Antiques Fair, Social Centre, Yarm.
- Attractions include over 100 trade stands, refreshment tents and licensed bars, caravan site and craft fair.
- Champagne was also prospering during this time from the great trade fairs.
- Chartwell Travel is offering discounted air fares to the Frankfurt Book Fair from £108 return.
- Eighty countries plan to attend the Baghdad trade fair in November.
- Running alongside was a trade fair.
- Then, on the third day, he would be a guest at a trade fair held in New Jersey.
a piece of furniture, jewellery etc that was made a very long time ago and is therefore valuable: The palace is full of priceless antiques. They bought the clock at an antique shop in Bath. an antique dealer (=someone who buys and sells antiques)