ANTIQUE

I. noun Date: 1530 a relic or object of ancient times, 2. a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at an earlier period and according to various customs laws at least 100 years ago, a manufactured product (as an automobile) from an earlier period, II. adjective see: ante- Date: 1528 existing since or belonging to earlier times ; ancient , 2. being in the style or fashion of former times , made in or representative of the work of an earlier period , selling or exhibiting ~s , see: old III. verb (-tiqued; -tiquing) Date: 1923 transitive verb to finish or refinish in ~ style ; give an appearance of age to , intransitive verb to shop around for ~s, ~r noun