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An"tic (ăn"tĭk), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo&ö;l.) “Lords of antic fame.” Phaer.
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2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
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The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison.
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The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.
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An"tic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
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2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
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Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
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3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
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And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.
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4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
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5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]
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Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic. Ford.
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An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked (&unr_;), Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
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An"tic, v. i. To perform antics.
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