Antiqued
of or belonging to the past; not modern.
dating from a period long ago:
antique furniture.
noting or pertaining to automobiles approximately 25 years old or more.
in the tradition, fashion, or style of an earlier period; old-fashioned; .
of or belonging to the Greeks and Romans.
(of paper) neither calendered nor coated and having a rough surface.
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any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
the antique style, usually Greek or Roman, especially in art.
Printing. a style of type.
to make or finish (something, especially furniture) in imitation of antiques.
to emboss (an image, design, letters, or the like) on paper or fabric.
to shop for or collect antiques:
She spent her vacation antiquing in Boston.
noun
a decorative object, piece of furniture, or other work of art created in an earlier period, that is collected and valued for its beauty, workmanship, and age
(as modifier): an antique shop
any object made in an earlier period
the antique, the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it
adjective
made in or in the style of an earlier period
of or belonging to the distant past, esp of or in the style of ancient Greece or Rome
(informal) old-fashioned; out-of-date
(archaic) aged or venerable
(of paper) not calendered or coated; having a rough surface
verb
(transitive) to give an antique appearance to
adj.
1530s, “aged, venerable,” from Middle French antique “old” (14c.), from Latin 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) + *okw- “appearance” (see eye (n.)). Originally pronounced in English like its parallel antic, but French pronunciation and spelling were adopted from c.1700.
n.
“an old and collectible thing,” 1771, from antique (adj.).
v.
“to give an antique appearance to,” 1896, from antique (adj.). Related: Antiqued; antiquing.
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