Doric

[ dawr-ik, dor- ]

/ ˈdɔr ɪk, ˈdɒr- /

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adjective

of or relating to Doris, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

rustic, as a dialect.

Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, developed in Greece and altered by the Romans. The Greek Doric order consists typically of a channeled column without a base, having as a capital a circular echinus supporting a square abacus, above which come a plain architrave, a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, and a cornice, the corona of which has mutules on its soffit. In the Roman Doric order, the columns usually have bases, the channeling is sometimes altered or omitted, and the capital usually consists of three parts: a thick, bandlike necking, an echinus with an ovolo outline, and a molded abacus.Compare composite (def. 2), Corinthian (def. 2), Ionic (def. 1), Tuscan (def. 2).

noun

a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.

rustic English speech.

Origin of Doric

1555–65; <Latin Dōricus<Greek Dōrikós Dorian

OTHER WORDS FROM Doric

pre-Doric, adjective

Words nearby Doric

Doreen, do-re-mi, Dorgon, Dorian, Dorian mode, Doric, Doriden, Doris, dorje, dork, Dorking

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Example sentences from the Web for Doric

It was surprisingly full of six-cylinder cars, and five and ten-cent stores, and banks with Doric columns, and paved streets.
Personality Plus|Edna Ferber
When the Romans used the Doric at all, they used a base for the column, which was never done at Athens.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume III|John Lord
These columns are Doric, and are about twenty feet in height.
The Near East|Robert Hichens
Nor do we mean that Macaulay too copiously enriches the tongue with infusion from any Doric dialect.
Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3)|John Morley

He was struck by what Plato would have called the Doric strain in the harmonies of outline and colour.
Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson

British Dictionary definitions for Doric

Doric

/ (ˈdɒrɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the Dorians, esp the Spartans, or their dialect of Ancient Greek

of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column having no base, a heavy fluted shaft, and a capital consisting of an ovolo moulding beneath a square abacusSee also Ionic, composite (def. 4), Corinthian, Tuscan

(sometimes not capital) rustic

noun

one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken chiefly in the PeloponneseCompare Aeolic, Arcadic, Ionic See also Attic (def. 3)

any rural dialect, esp that spoken in the northeast of Scotland

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Cultural definitions for Doric

Doric

One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Corinthian and Ionic). The Doric column is heavy and fluted; its capital is plain.

单词	doric
释义	Doric [ dawr-ik, dor- ] / ˈdɔr ɪk, ˈdɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Doric ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to Doris, its inhabitants, or their dialect. rustic, as a dialect. Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, developed in Greece and altered by the Romans. The Greek Doric order consists typically of a channeled column without a base, having as a capital a circular echinus supporting a square abacus, above which come a plain architrave, a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, and a cornice, the corona of which has mutules on its soffit. In the Roman Doric order, the columns usually have bases, the channeling is sometimes altered or omitted, and the capital usually consists of three parts: a thick, bandlike necking, an echinus with an ovolo outline, and a molded abacus.Compare composite (def. 2), Corinthian (def. 2), Ionic (def. 1), Tuscan (def. 2). noun a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia. rustic English speech. Origin of Doric 1555–65; <Latin Dōricus<Greek Dōrikós Dorian OTHER WORDS FROM Doric pre-Doric, adjective Words nearby Doric Doreen, do-re-mi, Dorgon, Dorian, Dorian mode, Doric, Doriden, Doris, dorje, dork, Dorking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Doric It was surprisingly full of six-cylinder cars, and five and ten-cent stores, and banks with Doric columns, and paved streets. Personality Plus\|Edna Ferber When the Romans used the Doric at all, they used a base for the column, which was never done at Athens. Beacon Lights of History, Volume III\|John Lord These columns are Doric, and are about twenty feet in height. The Near East\|Robert Hichens Nor do we mean that Macaulay too copiously enriches the tongue with infusion from any Doric dialect. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3)\|John Morley He was struck by what Plato would have called the Doric strain in the harmonies of outline and colour. Roads from Rome\|Anne C. E. Allinson British Dictionary definitions for Doric Doric / (ˈdɒrɪk) / adjective of or relating to the Dorians, esp the Spartans, or their dialect of Ancient Greek of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column having no base, a heavy fluted shaft, and a capital consisting of an ovolo moulding beneath a square abacusSee also Ionic, composite (def. 4), Corinthian, Tuscan (sometimes not capital) rustic noun one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken chiefly in the PeloponneseCompare Aeolic, Arcadic, Ionic See also Attic (def. 3) any rural dialect, esp that spoken in the northeast of Scotland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Doric Doric One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Corinthian and Ionic). The Doric column is heavy and fluted; its capital is plain. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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