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Webster 1913 Edition
Antic
1.
Old; antique.
(Zool.)
“Lords of antic fame.” 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.
An′tic
,Noun.
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
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
antics
as the Indian birdThat 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
In nature of an
antic
. Ford.
An′tic
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Anticked
, Antickt
.] To make appear like a buffoon.
[Obs.]
Shak.
An′tic
,Verb.
I.
To perform antics.
Webster 1828 Edition
Antic
AN'TIC
,Adj.
AN'TIC
,Noun.
1.
A buffoon or merry Andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations.2.
Odd appearance; fanciful figures.3.
In architecture, sculpture and painting, such pieces as were made by the ancients; usually written antique, and pronounced anteek, but without any good reason.AN'TIC
,Verb.
T.