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antique
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[ adjective ] out of fashion
Examples "a suit of rather antique appearance" "demode (or outmoded) attire" "outmoded ideas" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The frequently postulated antique worry that the daylight hours might dwindle to complete darkness apparently gave_rise to a ritual and celebration which we still recognize . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)There was little enough time to contemplate them , however ; in an instant the doctor was stalking across the room with an antique ledger in his hands , thoroughly eared and big as a table_top . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
Examples "the an "beautiful antique French furniture" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)This almost trivial example is nevertheless suggestive , for there are some elements in_common between the antique fear that the days would get shorter and shorter and our present fear of war . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Rummaging through a stack of drawers nearby , you unearthed an antique French chess_set in ivory and sandalwood , which , along with two box_Kodaks , you added to your haul . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (antiquity) any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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