Delicate+wit
11Attic salt — 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. [1913 Webster] {Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar… …
12Attic story — 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. [1913 Webster] {Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar… …
13Attic style — 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. [1913 Webster] {Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar… …
14attic salt — dry, delicate wit. Also called attic wit. [1750 60] * * * …
15Attic salt — /ˌætɪk ˈsɒlt/ (say .atik solt) noun dry, delicate wit. Also, Attic wit …
16Anthony Hope — Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The… …
17Philemon (poet) — Philemon (ca. 362 BC – ca. 262 BC) was an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy. He was born either at Soli in Cilicia or at Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC, when he is known to have been producing plays.He …
18Attic — /at ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greece or of Athens. 2. (often l.c.) displaying simple elegance, incisive intelligence, and delicate wit. n. 3. the dialect of ancient Attica that became the standard language of Classical… …
19Banville, Théodore de — ▪ French poet in full Étienne Claude Jean Baptiste Théodore Faullain de Banville born March 14, 1823, Moulins, France died March 13, 1891, Paris French poet of the mid 19th century who was a late disciple of the Romantics, a leader of the …
20Attic salt — noun Pointed and delicate wit …
