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Adjective: antique an'teek- Made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
"the beautiful antique French furniture" - Out of fashion
"a suit of rather antique appearance"; "antique attire" - démodé, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passé, passée, rinky-dink [N. Amer], vieux jeu - Belonging to or lasting from times long ago
"the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" - age-old Noun: antique an'teek- An elderly man
- old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer - Any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
Verb: antique an'teek- Shop for antiques
"We went antiquing on Saturday" - Give an antique appearance to
"antique furniture" - antiquate
Derived forms: antiqued, antiquing, antiques See also: antiquarian, antiquity, daggy [Austral, NZ], old, unfashionable, unstylish Type of: alter, antiquity, browse, change, graybeard [US], greybeard [Brit, Cdn], Methuselah, modify, old man, shop Encyclopedia: Antique Antique, Philippines |