Definition of: Doric

(dôr′ik, dor′-) adjective
1. Relating to or characteristic of Doris or its inhabitants: also Dorian.
2. Archit. Constructed in accordance with the earliest and simplest of the three orders of Greek architecture: called the Doric order. For illustration see under ARCHITECTURE, CAPITAL.
—noun
1. A dialect of ancient Greek, spoken by the Dorians in northern Greece, the Peloponnesus, Crete, Sicily, etc.: used by Pindar and many other lyric poets.
2. A rustic dialect of English.