—adj.
1 (of a dialect) broad, rustic.
2 Archit. of the oldest, sturdiest, and simplest of the Greek orders.
—n.
1 rustic English or esp. Scots.
2 Archit. the Doric order.
3 the dialect of the Dorians in ancient Greece.
Etymology: L Doricus f. Gk Dorikos (as DORIAN)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.