ATTIC order, a small order raised upon a large one, by way of crowning, or to finish the building; or it is, according to some, a kind of rich pedestal, sometimes used for the conveniency of having a wardrobe, or the like; and instead of columns, has only pilasters of a particular form, and sometimes no pilasters at all.
The name Attic is also given to a whole story into which this order enters; this little order being always found over another greater one.