attic
attic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- amianth
- amianthus
- annihilator
- asbestos
- benumb
- bite
- box
- brigade
- burn
- central
- chatter
- chill
- congeal
- congelation
- conglaciation
- cool
- cooling
- cut
- damp
- density
- earth
- extinguish
- fan
- fire
- fireman
- flax
- flexible
- freeze
- frigorific
- frozen
- glaciate
- ice
- incombustibility
- infrigidation
- insulation
- make
- marrow
- nip
- out
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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