antiqueness

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We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

They occupied parts of the city designated by massive-looking old mansions, exhibiting an antiqueness and mixed architecture, with dilapidated court-yards and weather-stained walls, showing how steadfast was the work of decay.

From Manuel Pereira by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

The quaintness and antiqueness of the homely kitchen chimed in with his present feeling; he wanted no display or grandeur.

From Brought Home by Stretton, Hesba

Pierre pondered long, but could not possibly imagine; for the initials, in their antiqueness, seemed to point to some period before the era of Columbus' discovery of the hemisphere.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

Lounges, ottomans, reclines, and couches, elaborately carved and upholstered, stand here and there in all their antiqueness and grandeur.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)