All 3 Uses of
antiquity
in
Jane Eyre
- The large front chambers I thought especially grand: and some of the third-storey rooms, though dark and low, were interesting from their air of antiquity.†
Chpt 11 *
- I like Thornfield, its antiquity, its retirement, its old crow-trees and thorn-trees, its grey facade, and lines of dark windows reflecting that metal welkin: and yet how long have I abhorred the very thought of it, shunned it like a great plague-house?†
Chpt 15
- The manor-house of Ferndean was a building of considerable antiquity, moderate size, and no architectural pretensions, deep buried in a wood.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(antiquity) ancient times; or a relic of ancient times
(Typically references a period preceding the European Middle Ages which began during the 5th century AD.)