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. (Arch.)
Defn: A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.
ANTIC
An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked, Antickt.]
Defn: To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
ANTIC
An"tic, v. i.
Defn: To perform antics.
ANTICATARRHAL
An`ti*ca*tarrh`al, a. (Med.)
Defn: Efficacious against catarrh.
— n.