Antic

[Fr. antique, from Lat. antiquus.] Odd; ridic ulously wild; resembling a buffoon. "What! dares the slave IMG:content-0244.jpg:[graphic] Come hither, covered with an antick face...?"-Shaks. An'tic, n. One that uses odd gesticulation; a buffoon or merry-andrew. "Fear not, my lord, we can contain ourselves, Were he the veriest antick in the world."- Shaks. -Odd appearance; fantastic figures. "A work of rich entail, and curious mold, Woven with anticks , and wild imagery."-Faerie Queen. ( Arch .) Figures of men and beasts used as ornaments to buildings. Anti-chamber, n. The true spelling is AN TECH AM BER, q. v.