antique

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[ UK /æntˈiːk/ ]
[ US /ænˈtik/ ]

ADJECTIVE

out of fashion
a suit of rather antique appearance
outmoded ideas
demode (or outmoded) attire
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
age-old customs
the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
the beautiful antique French furniture

VERB

NOUN

any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
an elderly man

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How To Use antique In A Sentence

There are some trademark pieces - elegant-legged tables and high-quality marquetry - mixed in with contemporary designer furniture, antique shop finds and some very in-your-face art.
The oak is hand stained with red, yellow, blue and green and then given an antique finish.
The flame was glorious - radiant with the colours of antique knighthood and the flashing gallantries of the past; but no substance fed it; flaring wildly, it tossed to and fro in the wind; it was suddenly put out.
The Treasury offers antiques, collectibles and a small inventory of contemporary items.
At the moment when she makes her entrance into this history which we are relating, she was an antique virtue, an incombustible prude, with one of the sharpest noses, and one of the most obtuse minds that it is possible to see. Les Miserables
He is a dealer in antique.
Also off the hallway is a sitting room with an antique reproduction fireplace.
It is called la table des Grands Capitaines, and the porcelain top features great military commanders, represented here in a stunning imitation of antique calcedony cameos. French Porcelain
Even a washboard is not a very likely find other than in an antique shop. Where can I buy a pila in the US
Duncan knows so little about the antiques game that he doesn't even suss out alternative routes, different fences. THE TARTAN RINGERS

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