a. - Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians;
as, the Doric dialect.
a. - Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the
three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second
of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order.
a. - Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or
keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war.