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An·tic a.
1. Old; antique. Zool. “Lords of antic fame.”
2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
The antic postures of a merry-andrew. --Addison.
The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --Fuller.
An·tic, n.
1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
Woven with antics and wild imagery. --Spenser.
3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. --Wordsworth.
4. Arch. A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]
Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic. --Ford.
An·tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.]
An·tic, v. i. To perform antics.
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An·tique a.
1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
For the antique world excess and pride did hate. --Spenser.
2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. “Antique words.”
3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's “Castle of Indolence.”
4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written antic.]
Syn: -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See Ancient.
antic
adj : ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition";
"fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection
in the mirror" [syn: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque]
n : a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[syn: joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v : act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around]