English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Antipyrine
(n.)
An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in
abating fever.
Antipyrotic
(n.)
Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or
pyrosis.
Antipyrotic
(a.)
Good against burns or pyrosis.
Antiquarian
(a.)
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as,
antiquarian literature.
Antiquarian
(n.)
An antiquary.
Antiquarian
(n.)
A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n.
Antiquarianism
(n.)
Character of an antiquary; study or love of
antiquities.
Antiquarianize
(v. i.)
To act the part of an antiquary.
Antiquaries
(pl. )
of Antiquary
Antiquary
(n.)
One devoted to the study of ancient times through their
relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations,
statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the
relics of antiquity.
Antiquary
(a.)
Pertaining to antiquity.
Antiquate
(v. t.)
To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make
old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or
abrogate.
Antiquated
(a.)
Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use;
old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law.
Antiquatedness
(n.)
Quality of being antiquated.
Antiquateness
(n.)
Antiquatedness.
Antiquation
(n.)
The act of making antiquated, or the state of being
antiquated.
Antique
(a.)
Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of
time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
Antique
(a.)
Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.
In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and
Rome.
Antique
(a.)
Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of
Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
Antique
(a.)
In general, anything very old; but in a more limited
sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the
remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.