antique

Definition

  • noun: art, furniture, jewelry, etc., that was made at an earlier time and is often valuable
  • noun: a relic or object of ancient times
  • verb: to finish or refinish in antique style
  • adjective: belonging to an earlier period, style, or fashion
  • adjective: existing since or belonging to earlier times
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: old, ancient, obsolete

Examples

  • an 'antique' collector/dealer/shop

  • That car is an 'antique'.

  • She collects 'antiques'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) of stalls appear out of nowhere, filling Portobello Road, right up to Notting Hill Gate. And wherever you look thousands of people are buying millions of antiques, some genuine and some... not quite so genuine. And what's great is that lots of friends have ended up in this part of London. (..)
    1999 Notting Hill