Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   {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.