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The Word is compounded of the Latin ad, to; and teliis, witneis. J
ATTICISM, Atticismus, a Ihorr, concife Expreffion or manner of fpeaking; thus call'd from the People of Attica, or Athens, who abounded therein. See Style and Laconic
ATTIC, Atticus, fomething relating to Attica, or the Cirv Athens. ' 3
In Matters of Philology we ufe, Attic Salt, Saks Altici, for a delicate, poignant Kind of Wit and Humour, peculiar to the Atheman Writers : Attic Witnejs, Attkus tejlns, was a Witnels incapable of Corruption : So an Attic Mule was an excellent one, 6*c.
ATTicisalfo ufedioArcWteaure for a Kind of Bidding, where- in there is no Roof or Coveting to be feen; thus called becaufe ufual at Athens.
Attic, or Attic-cW«-, is alfo a kind of little Order, rais'd upon another larger one; by way of crowning, or to finifh the Building. See Order,
It is fometimes alfo ufed for the conveniency of having a Wardrobe, or the like; and inftead of regular Columns, has on- ly Wallers of a particular Form. See Coiumn and Pilas- ter.
There are alfo Attics ufed for high Altars— The Order takes its Name trom Athens, where it was firit pnfliced.
Attic of a Roof, is a Kind of Parapet 10 a Terrace, Plat- form, or the like. See Parapet, Terrace, 6c.
Attic Continued, is th.it which encompaffes the whole Pour- tour of a Building, without any Interruption; following all the Jeis, tie Returns of the Paviilions, 6 c.
Attic Uterps'i, k that fituate between two tall Stories, fometimes adcrn'd with Columns, or Mailers. See Story.
Attic Safe, is a peculiar Kind of Bare uted by the anticnt , Architect:, in the lonkk Order; and by Palladia, and others of the Moderns, in the Doruk. See Doric and Ionic.
The Attic is the moll beautiful of all the Bales. See Base.
ATTIRE, in Botany, is ufed to denote the third Part or Di- vifionof the Flower of a Plant; the other two beine the Empale- vient and the Foliation. See Flower. See alio Empalement, icfc.
This Attire is of two Kinds; Semini-form, and Florid —The Semini-form Attire conlifts of two Parts; Chives, or the Stami- na; and Semers, or Apices; one upon each Attire. See Sta- mina and Apices.
The Florid Attire is ufually call'd Thrums, as in the Flowers of Marigold, Tanfy, 6-c — Thefe Thrums are called Suits, which confiftof two, but moll times .of three Pieces,— The outer Part of the Suit is the Floret, whofe Body is divided at the top, like a Cowflip Flower, into five Parts or diftina Leaves. See Thrum, &c.
Attire, in Hunting, the Head or Horns of a Deer. See Head.
The Attire of a Stag, if perfeft, conlifts of Bur, Pearls, Beam, r,uttcrs, Antler, Sor-antler, Royal, Sur-royal, and Crochet.— Of a Buck, the Bur, Beam, Brtrui-antler, Black-antler, Advancer, Palm, and Spellers. Sec the Article Hunting.
ATTITUDE, in Painting and Sculpture, the Pofturc of a Figure, or Sratue ; or the Dilpoiition of its Parts, by which we dilcover the Action it is engaged in, and the very Sentiment fuppofed to be in its Mind. See Figure, Statue, and Action.
The reprefenting of thefe in a flrong and lively manner, makes whar they call a good Expreffion. See Expression.
The Word comes from the Italian Attitude, which Ggnifies the fame thing.
ATTOLLENS, in Anatomy, a Name common to fcveral Mufcles, whofe Office or Action is to raife the Parts they be- long to. See Muscle.
The Attollents, or Attollent Mufcles, are otherwife call'd Ele- vators. See Elevator.
The Word is compounded of the Latin ad; and tol/o, I raife, I lift.
ATTORNEY, Atturnatus, in Law, a Perfon appointed by another to do fomething in his Head; particularly to follicit and carry on a Law Suir. See Agent, Deputy, 6-c. See alfo, Cause, Process, Action, 6c.
Attorneys in Common Law are much the fame with Procura- tors, Proilors, or Syndics, in the Civil Law. See Procurator, Proctor, 6'c
The Word is compounded of the Latin ad, to; and the French tourner, to turn ; q. d. to turn a Bufmefs over to another.— The antient Latin Name, according to Braclon, is Refponfalis. See Responsalis.
Antiently, thofe of Authority in Courts had it in their Power whether or no to fuffer Men to appear or fue by another than them- felves; as appears from Fitz. de Nat. Brev. in the Writ, Dedimis poteftatem tie Attornato faeiendo ; where it is fhewed, that Men were driven to procure the King's Writs, or Lerters Patent, to appoint Attorneys for them : But 'tis lince provided by Statutes, that it (hall be lawful to appoint an Attorney without fuch Cir-
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6 Edw. I. cap. 8. Sec.
as appears by fevera! Statutes, 20 Hen. in cat 16 ■* I. cap. 8. Sec. *
There is a great diverfity of Writs in the Table of the Regi- fter, wherein the King, by his Writ, commands the judges to admit of Attorneys; whereby there arofe fo many unskilful At- torneys, and fo many mifchiefs thereby, that for reflraining them it wasenaftcd, 4 Hen. IV. cap. 18. that the Judges mould exa- mine them, and difplace the unskilful; and again 33 Hen. VI. tap. 7. that there fhould be but a certain Number of Attorneys in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Attorney is either General or Special.
Attorney General is he who by general Authority is appointed to manage the Aflairs or Suits of the Community.
Such is the Attorney-General of the King, who is the fame as Procurator Cafaris in the Roman Empire. See Procurator.
To him come Warrants for making out Patents, Pardons, &c. He is at the Head of managing all Law-Affairs of the Crown, either in criminal Profecutions or Otherwife; efpecially in Matters of Treafon, Sedition, 6c. In all Courts he pleads within the Bar ; but when a Privy-Counlello'r, he cannot plead in any Court, but on the King's Affaiis, without obtaining a Pri- vy Seal tor fo doing.
Attorney-Special, is he who iscmploy'd in one or more Caufes particularly fpeciPed.
Attorneys arc alfo diftinguiihed with refped to the Courts, in- to Attorneys at large, and Attorneys Special, belonging to this Or that Court only.
Attorney of the Court of the Dutchy of Lancafter, Atturna- tus Curia: ducatus Lancafiria:, is (be fecond Office in that Court, being there, for his Skill in Law, placed as Afllrtbr to the Chan- cellor of that Court. See Dutchy Court and Assessor. See alfo Chancellor, 6'c.
ATTOURNMENT, in Law, a transferring of Duty and Service to another Lord ; or an Acknowledgment which a Te- nant makes of Homage and Service to a new Lord. See Lord and Tenant.
Thus, when one is Tenant for Life, and he in Reverfion grants his Right to another; it is necellary the Tenant for Lifea- gree thereto, which is called Attourmnent ; and without which nothing paffes by the Grant.— If the. Grant be by Fine, in Court of Record, he fhall be compelled to Attourn. Stat. "27 Hen. VIII.
The Words ufed in Attournment are rhefe; 1 agree me to the Grant made to you; or more commonly, Sir, I Attourn to you by force of the fame Grant ; or, I become your Tenant ; or deliver to the Grantee a Penny by viay of Attournment, Littl. Lib. 3.
Stttmrtmeni is either by Word, or by Aft; voluntary, orcom- pulfary ; by the Writ, Per auxfervilia, or by Diftrefs.— It may be made to the Lord himfeif or to his Steward in Court. There is Attournment in Deed, and Attournment in Law. Coke. At- tournment in Law is an A3, which though it be no exprefs At- tournment, yet in Intendment of La.v it is of equal Force. Coke on Littl.
ATTRACTION, Attractio, or Tractio, in Mecha- nicks, the Adl of a moving Power, whereby a Moveable is brought nearer ro the Mover. See Power and Motion.
As Action and Re-action are always equal, and contrary it follows, that in all Attraction, the Mover is drawn towards the Moveable, as much as the Moveable to the Mover. See Action and Reaction.
The Word is compounded of ad, to; and traho, I draw.
Attraction, or Attractive Force, in Phyficfcs, is a na- tural Power inherent in certain Bodies, whereby they ad on 0- ther diftant Bodies, and draw them toward themfelves. SeeFoRCE.
This, the Perpateticks call the Motion of Attraction ■ and ori many OccaGons, Suclion; and produce various Inllances where they fuppofeit to obtain.— Thus the Air, in Refpiration, is taken in, according to them, by Attratlion, orSuaion; Ibis the Smoak through a Pipe of Tobacco; and rhe Milk out of the Mother's Breads : Thus alfo it is that the Blood and Humours rife in a Cupping-Glafs, Water in a Pump, and Smoak in Chimneys; fo Vapours and Exhalations are attracted by the Sun; Iron by the Magnet, Straws by Amber, andeledrical Bodies, 6c. See Suc- tion.
But the later Philofophers generally explode the Notion of Attraclion ; aiTerting, that a Body cannot ad where it is not ; and that all Motion is perform'd by mere Impullion Accord- ingly, rnoft of the Effeds which the Antients attributed to this unknown Power of Attnilion, the Moderns have difcovered to be owing to more fenfible and obvious Caufes; particularly the Prefiure of the Air. See Air and Pressure.
To this are the Phamomena of Infpiration, Smoaking, Suck- ing, Cupping-Ciaffes, Pumps, Vapours, Exhalations, ire. See Respiration, Suction, Pump, Cupping-G/,«/j, Vapour, Smoak, Evaporation, 6-c.
For the Phenomena of magnetical and eleclrical Attraclion, fee Magnetism and Electricity.
The Power oppofite to AttraHion is call'd Repulfou ; which is alfo argued to have fome Place in natural Things. See Repul- sion.
Attraction, or Attractive Power, in the Ne-wtonian Phi- lofophy, is a Power or Principle, whereby all Bodies, and the
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