antique shop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From antique (“noun”) + shop.
Meanings
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A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets.
New Alresford is constantly mispronounced, T-shaped, honeycombed with cellars, packed with antique shops, riddled with woodworm, surrounded by watercress. The name - which means 'ford by the alders' - is pronounced 'Allsford'; and no one ever uses 'New', though they do call the adjoining village Old Alresford.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 144:My grandmother Rosemary never cared much for antique shops, she preferred modern goods as opposed to the things of yore.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antiques shop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| antique shops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
antique dealer · antique collector · antiques market · antiquarian · antiquary
Synonyms
antique store · antiques store
Translations (16)
fi antikvariaatti (store selling antiques) · mk антикварница (store selling antiques) · sl antikvariat (store selling antiques) · sh антикварница (store selling antiques) · hu régiségkereskedés (store selling antiques) · pl antykwarnia (store selling antiques) · fi divari (store selling antiques) · hu régiségbolt (store selling antiques) · fi vanhain tavarain kauppa (store selling antiques) · cy siop hen bethau (store selling antiques) · mk старинарница (store selling antiques) · pl antykwariat (store selling antiques) · de Antiquitätenladen (store selling antiques) · de Antiquitätengeschäft (store selling antiques) · sl starinarna (store selling antiques) · pt antiquário (store selling antiques)