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Webster 1913 Edition
Antiquary
An′ti-qua-ry
,Adj.
Pertaining to antiquity.
[R.]
“Instructed by the antiquary times.” Shak.
An′ti-qua-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Antiquaries
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antiquary
AN'TIQUARY
,Noun.
One who studies into the history of ancient things, as statues, coins, medals, paintings, inscriptions, books and manuscripts, or searches for them, and explains their origin and purport; one versed in antiquity.