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Definition of Antique |
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Antique
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence." Odd; fantastic. In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. Related Definitions: Age, An, Ancient, And, Antiquated, Antique, Antiquity, Anything, Art, As, But, Castle, Collectively, Fantastic, Fashion, Flourishing, General, Genuine, Greece, Imitation, In, Indolence, It, Limited, Made, Modern, More, Object, Odd, Of, Old, Or, Period, Present, Relic, Robe, Sense, Statue, Style, The, This, Time, To, Very |
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Antique Quotations
Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural. Ralph Waldo Emerson I'm the oldest antique in town. Norman Rockwell My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuart. Calvin Klein A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. Benjamin Disraeli We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I was born. Carl Sandburg I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that. Paul Lynde On the other hand, I don't understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn't have thrown it out. Arne Jacobsen You have to fight against being an antique. Burt Lancaster Even if you have $20,000 to buy an item, you still try to get a good price at antique stores. I collect furniture, rugs, paintings, frames. It's my hobby to go around to shops and markets. Ursula Andress In all the antique religions, mythology takes the place of dogma; that is, the sacred lore of priests and people... and these stories afford the only explanation that is offered of the precepts of religion and the prescribed rules of ritual. William Robertson Smith |
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Antique Translations
antique in Dutch is ouderwets, aloud, antiek antique in French is antique antique in Italian is antico, tempi passati antique in Latin is priscus antique in Norwegian is antikk antique in Portuguese is antigo antique in Spanish is antiguo antique in Swedish is antikvitet, antik |
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