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Webster 1913 Edition


Attic

At′tic

,
Adj.
[L.
Atticus
, Gr. [GREEK].]
Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
Attic base
(Arch.)
,
a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and “Roman Doric” orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance.
Attic faith
,
inviolable faith.
Attic purity
,
special purity of language.
Attic salt
,
Attic wit
,
a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians.
Attic story
.
See
Attic
,
Noun.
Attic style
,
a style pure and elegant.

At′tic

,
Noun.
[In sense (a) from F.
attique
, orig. meaning Attic. See
Attic
,
Adj.
]
1.
(Arch.)
(a)
A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; – a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
(b)
A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
2.
An Athenian; an Athenian author.

Webster 1828 Edition


Attic

AT'TIC

,
Adj.
[L. Atticus; Gr.]
Pertaining to Attica in Greece, or to its principal city, Athens. Thus, Attic wit, Attic salt, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians; Attic faith, inviolable faith.
Attic base, a peculiar base used by the ancient architects in the Ionic order, or column; and by Palladio and others, in the Doric.
Attic order, an order of small square pillars at the uppermost extremity of a building. This had its origin in Athens, and was intended to conceal the roof. These pillars should never exceed one third of the length of the order on which they are placed, nor be less than one quarter of it.
Attic story, a story in the upper part of a house, where the windows usually are square.

AT'TIC

, n.
1.
A small square pillar with its cornice on the uppermost part of a building. Attics properly form the crown of the building, or a finishing for the other orders, when they are used in the structure.
2.
An Athenian; an Athenian author.

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Attic

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Attic (comparative more Attic, superlative most Attic)

  1. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
  2. Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
  3. Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.

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Attic

  1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

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Noun

attic (plural attics)

  1. The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
    We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.

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