antique shop
Noun
Meaning
antique shop (plural antique shops)
A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets
My grandmother Rosemary never cared much for antique shops, she preferred modern goods as opposed to the things of yore.
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On the other hand, I don't understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn't have thrown it out.
I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.