Antic

Definition of Antic

An´tic Pronunciation: ăn´tĭk

a.	1.	(Zool.) Old; antique.
	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.
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.
	5.	An antimask. Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. - Ford.
v. t.	1.	To make appear like a buffoon. [imp. & p. p. Anticked ( ), Antickt.]
v. i.	1.	To perform antics.

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