“antico”

The following 4 entries include the term antico.

giallo antico

noun

: an ornamental marble found among Italian ruins and believed to have come originally from Algeria

nero antico

noun

: an ornamental black marble found in fragments among Roman ruins and believed to have come from ancient Laconia

rosso antico

noun

: a deep red Grecian marble used especially by the ancient Romans

stile antico

noun

: the standard polyphonic style of 16th-century church music especially as employed in the 17th century compare stile moderno


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