I. ˈdȯrik, ˈdär-, ˈdōr- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin doricus, from Greek dōrikos, from Dōris, region of ancient Greece + Greek -ikos -ic
1. : dorian 1
the Doric idiom
2. : peculiar to the institutions and culture of the Dorians
the Doric trend was martial
specifically : belonging to the oldest and simplest of the ancient Greek architectural orders characterized by a fluted column shaft with no base and with a capital consisting of an echinus separated from the shaft by one or more annulets and supporting a square unmolded abacus
3. : having the characteristics of the Dorians (as boldness, rugged masculine strength)
could be capable of a fierce baroque if not a Doric manner — Rolfe Humphries
4. of a dialect of English : uncouth , unrefined , broad
the Doric dialect of the lake district — Athenaeum
II. noun
( -s )
1. usually capitalized : a dialect of ancient Greek spoken in southern and eastern Peloponnesus, the Isthmus of Corinth, some of the southernmost Aegean islands, Crete, Rhodes, the southwest coast of Asia Minor, and several colonial areas especially in Sicily and southern Italy and used in literature especially by the Greek poets Pindar †443 B.C. and Theocritus 3d cent. B.C.
2. capitalized : a rustic dialect of English
her nervous northern Doric — Charlotte Brontë
3. usually capitalized
a. : sans serif
b. : a boldface type with strokes of fairly even weight and rather wide set