Noah Webster
Antic
AN'TIC, adjective [Latin antiquus.] Odd' fanciful; as, antic tricks.
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 transitive To make antic