Difference between revisions of "Doric"

<p> (1): (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. </p> <p> (2): (n.) The [[Doric]] dialect. </p> <p> (3): (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. </p> <p> (4): (a.) Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect. </p>