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, n.Attic style, a style pure and elegant.

Attic
(At"tic), n. [In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning Attic. See Attic, a.]

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.

Attical
(At"tic*al) a. Attic. [Obs.] Hammond.

Atticism
(At"ti*cism) n.

1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.

Atterrate
(At*ter*rate) v. t. [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land.] To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs.] Ray.

Atterration
(At`ter*ra"tion) n. The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. [Obs.]

Attest
(At"test") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attested; p. pr. & vb. n. Attesting.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.]

1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.

Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors.
Addison.

2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.

3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]

The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state
Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
Dryden.

Attest
(At*test"), n. Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]

The attest of eyes and ears.
Shak.

Attestation
(At`tes*ta"tion) n. [L. attestatio: cf. F. attestation.] The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.

Attestative
(At*test"a*tive) a. Of the nature of attestation.

Attester
(At*test"er At*test"or) n. One who attests.

Attestive
(At*test"ive) a. Attesting; furnishing evidence.

Attic
(At"tic) a. [L. Atticus, Gr. .] 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.


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