antique
noun
[ anˈtiːk ]
• a collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.
• "Pauline loves collecting antiques"
Similar:
collector's item,
period piece,
museum piece,
antiquity,
object of virtu,
heirloom,
treasure,
relic,
curio,
objet d'art,
bygone,
antique
adjective
• having a high value because of age and quality.
• "an antique clock"
• belonging to ancient times.
• "statues of antique gods"
antique
verb
• make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.
• "sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued"
• search or shop for antiques.
• "they went antiquing almost every weekend"
Origin:
late 15th century (as an adjective): from Latin antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.
