The process or technique of making something appear old or antique; the craft of giving items an aged appearance through various finishing methods.
From antique (verb) plus -ing. Can function as a gerund (noun) describing the activity itself, or as a present participle in verb phrases.
Antiquing as a craft requires backwards thinking—instead of preserving things, you're CREATING the illusion of time passing. Master antiquers study actual decay patterns from centuries to recreate them instantly.
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