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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Antique
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(1):
(a.) Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
(2):
(a.) Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
(3):
(a.) Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
(4):
(a.) Odd; fantastic.
(5):
(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.