The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
   step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
   come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
   1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
      on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
      the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
      --Prescott.
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   2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
      essential principle; a groundwork.
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   3. (Arch.)
      (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
          treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
          or especially ornamented.
      (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
          of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
          piece of furniture or decoration.
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   4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
      is attached to its support.
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   5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
      substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
      latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
      of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
      organic bodies resembling them in their property of
      forming salts with acids.
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   6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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   7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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   8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
      imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
      adjacent bastions.
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   9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
      figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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   10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
       constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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   11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
       (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
       (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
           [Now commonly written bass.]
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                 The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
       fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
       operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
       made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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   13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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   14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
       another more central organ.
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   15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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   16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
       distinctly crystalline.
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   17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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   18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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   19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
       sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
       about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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   20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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   21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
       --Marston.
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   22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
       place or a goal in various games.
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             To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.
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   23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
       determined in length and position, serves as the origin
       from which to compute the distances and positions of any
       points or objects connected with it by a system of
       triangles. --Lyman.
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   24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison
       base, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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   25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
       circuit of the infield.
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   Altern base. See under Altern.

   Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.

   Base course. (Arch.)
       (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
           of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
           foundation course.
       (b) The architectural member forming the transition
           between the basement and the wall above.

   Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
      any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
      the first base without being put out.

   Base line.
       (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
           military operations.
       (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.


   Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
      the steam engine; the bed plate.

   Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
      breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
      molding. --H. L. Scott.
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