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English Dictionary: antic	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for antic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antic adj ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" Synonym(s): antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque n a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Synonym(s): antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on v act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around, antic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. [bd]Antique words.[b8] --Spenser. 3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's [bd]Castle of Indolence.[b8] 4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written {antic}.] Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See {Ancient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antic \An"tic\, v. i. To perform antics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antic \An"tic\, a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See {Antique}.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo[94]l.) [bd]Lords of antic fame.[b8] --Phaer. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antic \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antic \An"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] --Shak.