Doric order (redirected from Doric columns)

Doric order n. 1. The oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base. 2. A Roman order of similar design but with the addition of a base.

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Doric order - the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base Dorian order order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans