attic
n
1 a space or room within the roof of a house
2 (Architect) a storey or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade (C18: special use of Attic from the use of Attic-style pilasters to adorn the façade of the top storey)
Attic
adj
1 of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken there, esp. in classical times
2 often not cap classically elegant, simple, or pure
an Attic style
n
3 the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary dialect of classical Greek
See also →
Aeolic →
Arcadic →
Doric →
Ionic
Attic order
n a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building
Attic salt , wit
n refined incisive wit