12) 842. Wit. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
... NOUN: WIT, wittiness; Attic -wit, - salt; Atticism; salt, esprit [F.], point, fancy, whim, humor or humour, drollery, pleasantry. BUFFOONERY, fooling, farce, tomfoolery;...

13) Attic Bee (The). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Soph ocl s, the tragic poet, a native of Athens; so called from the great sweetness of his compositions. (B.C. 495-405.) 1...

14) Attic Muse (The). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Xenophon, the historian, a native of Athens; so called because the style of his composition is a model of elegance. (B.C. 444-359.) 1...

15) Attic. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians. 2. Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit: Attic prose. The ancient...

16) Atticism. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A characteristic feature of Attic Greek. 2. atticism An expression characterized by conciseness and elegance....

17) Lysias. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lysias, (lis´es) (KEY) , c.459-c.380 B.C., Attic orator; son of Cephalus, a Syracusan. After the capture (404 B.C.) of Athens by the Spartans, the Thirty Tyrants...

18) Praxiteles. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Praxiteles, (praksit´lez) (KEY) , fl. c.370-c.330 B.C., famous Attic sculptor, probably the son of Cephisodotus. His Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, found in the...

19) cockloft. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A small loft, garret, or attic. Probably from its use as a roosting place....

20) Isocrates. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Isocrates, (isok´rtez) (KEY) , 436-338 B.C., one of the Ten Attic Orators. He was a pupil of Socrates and of the Sophists. Perhaps the greatest teacher in Greek history,...