Antic: alternatives and connections

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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A deed; an action; a gest.

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Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a wit…

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The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

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A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.

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A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.

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To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

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A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.

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Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.

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A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

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Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a wit…

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To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.

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An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

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