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Antic \An"tic\, v. i.
To perform antics.
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Antic \An"tic\ ([a^]n"t[i^]k), a. [The same word as antique; cf.
It. antico ancient. See {Antique}.]
1. Old; antique. (Zool.) "Lords of antic fame." --Phaer.
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2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
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The antic postures of a merry-andrew. --Addison.
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The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in
name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --Fuller.
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Antic \An"tic\, n.
1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd
gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
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2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
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Woven with antics and wild imagery. --Spenser.
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3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
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And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
--Wordsworth.
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4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
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5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]
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Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic. --Ford.
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Antic \An"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.]
To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Antique \An*tique"\, a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient,
equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. {Antic}.]
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1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.
In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of
Greece and Rome.
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For the antique world excess and pride did hate.
--Spenser.
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2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of
time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
"Antique words." --Spenser.
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3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of
Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
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4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written {antic}.]
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Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned;
old. See {Ancient}.
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