Meaning & use
Antiquing
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The hobby or activity of searching for, buying, or selling antique objects; also, a decorative technique of finishing furniture or objects to make them look old.
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They spent Saturday antiquing at small shops along the coast.
The carpenter used a special glaze for antiquing the newly built cabinet.
A note on using this word
"Antiquing" has two related but distinct senses: shopping for genuine antiques, and artificially aging new objects through paint, glaze, or distressing techniques.
Words with a similar meaning
antique huntingdistressing
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