At"tic*al (&?;), a. Attic. [Obs.] Hammond.
At"ti*cism (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;.] 1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.
2. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.
At"ti*cize (&?;), v. t. [Gr. &?;.] To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
At"ti*cize, v. i. 1. To side with the Athenians.
2. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
At*tig"u*ous (&?;), a. [L. attiguus, fr. attingere to touch. See Attain.] Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.]
-- At*tig"u*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
At*tinge" (&?;), v. t. [L. attingere to touch. See Attain.] To touch lightly. [Obs.] Coles.
At*tire" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attired (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Attiring.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF. atirier; à (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar, G. zier, ornament, zieren to adorn. Cf. Tire a headdress.] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
Finely attired in a robe of white.
Shak.
With the linen miter shall he be attired.
Lev. xvi. 4.
At*tire", n. 1. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
Earth in her rich attire.
Milton.
I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire.
Shak.
Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire?
Jer. ii. 32.