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.
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.