Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.
An*tique" (&?;), n. [F. See Antique, a. ] 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.
Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques.
Byron.
An*tique"ly, adv. In an antique manner.
An*tique"ness, n. The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.
We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.
Addison.
An"ti*quist (&?;), n. An antiquary; a collector of antiques. [R.] Pinkerton.
An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an (&?;), n. An admirer of antiquity. [Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.] [Obs.]
An*tiq"ui*ty (&?;), n.; pl. Antiquities (&?;). [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquité. See Antique.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.