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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

  • (..) quite fit him properly. The brown coat, the brown jacket. We went shopping for that. One of the first experiences I had with her ... ... was going to an antique flea market. Just walking through. We saw shapes that worked on me and didn't work. The important part is the reveal. And ... (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited