Antique - Definition

antique

adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its
age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p),
outmoded, passe, passee]
3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old
customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to
complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique]
n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer,
old geezer, antique]
2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like
produced in a former period and valuable because of its
beauty or rarity
v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn:
antique, antiquate]

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