Antic — Defs

01 a. Old; antique.

1.
Old; antique.(Zool.)
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.

02 n. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

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.
A grotesque representation.(Arch.) [Obs.]
5.
An antimask.[Obs. or R.]
“Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic.” — Ford.

03 v. t. To make appear like a buffoon.

imp. & p. p. Anticked

04 v. i. To perform antics.