—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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.