Part 762

<h1>Attester, Attestor</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw><hw>At*test"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>At*test"or</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who attests.</def>

<h1>Attestive</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*test"ive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Attesting; furnishing evidence.</def>

<h1>Attic</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"tic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Atticus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>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.</def>

<cs><col>Attic base</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col>Attic faith</col>, <cd>inviolable faith.</cd> -- <col>Attic purity</col>, <cd>special purity of language.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Attic salt</col>, <col>Attic wit</col></mcol>, <cd>a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians.</cd> -- <col>Attic story</col>. <cd>See <er>Attic</er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd> -- <col>Attic style</col>, <cd>a style pure and elegant.</cd></cs>

<h1>Attic</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"tic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[In sense (<ets>a</ets>) from F. <ets>attique</ets>, orig. meaning Attic. See <er>Attic</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An Athenian; an Athenian author.</def>

<h1>Attical</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"tic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Attic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hammond.</i>

<h1>Atticism</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"ti*cism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.</def>

<h1>Atticize</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"ti*cize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.</def>

<h1>Atticize</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At"ti*cize</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To side with the Athenians.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.</def>

<h1>Attiguous</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tig"u*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>attiguus</ets>, fr. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>Touching; bordering; contiguous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

-- <wordforms><wf>At*tig"u*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Attinge</h1> <Xpage=99>

<hw>At*tinge"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>To touch lightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Coles.</i>

<h1>Attire</h1> <Xpage=99>