antique

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period: synonym: old.
• adjective Of or belonging to ancient times, especially of, from, or characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome.
• adjective Relating to or dealing in antiques.
• adjective Having the appearance of an antique.
• adjective Old-fashioned; outdated.
• noun An object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
• noun The style or manner of ancient times, especially that of ancient Greek or Roman art.
• intransitive verb To give the appearance of an antique to.
• intransitive verb To hunt or shop for antiques.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Having existed in ancient times; belonging to or having come down from antiquity; ancient: often specifically referring to Greece and Rome: as, an antique statue.
• Belonging to former times, as contrasted with modern; having the form and characteristics of an earlier day; of old fashion: as, an antique robe.
• Fantastic; fanciful; odd; wild; antic. See antic, 4.
• In bookbinding, embossed without gold.
• noun The style or manner of ancient times, specifically of Greek and Roman antiquity: used especially of art. In this sense used only in the singular, and preceded by the definite article: as, fond of the antique; copied from the antique.
• noun Any relic of antiquity; specifically, an example of Greek or Roman art, especially in sculpture.
• noun The name given by American type-founders to a style of type of thick and bold face, of the regular Roman model, in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness: called Egyptian by British type-founders.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun 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.
• adjective Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
• adjective Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated.
• adjective Made in imitation of antiquity.”
• adjective Odd; fantastic.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
• noun An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
• noun figuratively, mildly pejorative An old person.
• verb intransitive To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
• verb transitive To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• adjective made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
• noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
• adjective out of fashion
• verb give an antique appearance to
• adjective belonging to or lasting from times long ago
• verb shop for antiques
• noun an elderly man