n., adj., & v.
--n. an object of considerable age, esp. an item of furniture or the decorative arts having a high value.
--adj.
1. of or existing from an early date.
2 old-fashioned, archaic.
3 of ancient times.
--v.tr. (antiques, antiqued, antiquing) give an antique appearance to (furniture etc.) by artificial means.
Etymology: F antique or L antiquus, anticus former, ancient f. ante before