Attic Salt Etymology

To take something with a grain of salt is from 1640s from modern latin cum.

Attic salt etymology. More than 250 000 words that aren t in our free dictionary. N salt lecherous desire. Salt and pepper of dark and light color is by 1915 pepper and salt 1774 was an old name for a kind of cloth made from dark and light colored wools woven together. As to take a thing with a grain of salt see phrase below.

Relating to that dialect of ancient greek. Attic n top story under the roof of a house by 1807 shortened from attic story 1724. Salt marsh is old english sealtne mersc. Cognates include sanskrit सल ल salila old armenian աղ ał latin sāl and old english sealt english salt.

N salt a bronzing material the chlorid or butter of antimony used in browning gun barrels and other iron articles. Also known as attic wit. Attic salt definition is poignant delicate wit. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to america s largest dictionary with.

ˈatɪk sɔːlt ˈatɪk sɒlt general american ipa. Merum sal l pure salt genuine attic wit. You must there are over 200 000 words in our free online dictionary but you are looking for one that s only in the merriam webster unabridged dictionary. As attic salt which see under attic.

Salt lick is recorded by 1751. Attic salt at ik salt noun. His humour was the pure attic salt. ˈætɪk sɑlt ˈætɪk sɔlt ɾɪk.

Attic comparative more attic superlative most attic relating to athenian culture or architecture. Attic in classical architecture meant a small square decorative column of the type often used in a low story above a building s main facade a feature associated with the region around athens see attic the word then was applied by architects to a low decorative facade above the main story of a. Pronunciation received pronunciation ipa. From attic of greece or of athens after attica a region in southeast greece surrounding athens salt wit on minor occasions anyone possessing a fluent tongue and knowledge and nerve and a pinch of the attic salt of humour will probably speak best on the spur of the moment but trusting to inspiration may sometimes prove a broken reed and those who have to obey the orders of.

There is the attic salt which springs from the charm in the words from the flash of wit from the spirited and brilliant sally. Better to be nobly moonstruck than turned into a pillar of salt even were it attic salt. In classical times salt was a frequent metaphor for wit.