of or relating to the Dorians, esp the Spartans, or their dialect of Ancient Greek
2.
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 abacus
See also Ionic, composite (sense 4), Corinthian, Tuscan
3. (sometimes not capital)
rustic
noun
4.
one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken chiefly in the Peloponnese
Compare Aeolic, Arcadic, Ionic, See also Attic (sense 3)
5.
any rural dialect, esp that spoken in the northeast of Scotland
Doric in American English
(ˈdɔrɪk; ˈdɑrɪk)
adjective
1.
of Doris or its people, language, or culture
2.
designating or of a classical (Greek or Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by simplicity of form, esp. by fluted columns with simple capitals
noun
3.
the Greek dialect of Doris
4.
a rustic English dialect as contrasted with Standard English
Word origin
L Doricus < Gr Dōrikos
Examples of 'Doric' in a sentence
Doric
`I didn't realize Archimedes spoke in the Doric ," I smiled.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2002)
The lofty portico and four tall graceful white columns of the kind called Doric, smooth and featureless as telephone poles.