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doric
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doric
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Doric
(gcide) | Doric \Dor"ic\, n.
The Doric dialect.
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Doric
(gcide) | Doric \Dor"ic\, a. [L. Doricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the Dorians.]
1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians;
as, the Doric dialect.
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2. (Arch.) 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.
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Note: This order is distinguished, according to the treatment
of details, as Grecian Doric, or Roman Doric.
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3. (Mus.) Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical
modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions
occasions and to war.
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doric
(wn) | doric
adj 1: of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: Doric,
Doric dialect] |
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doricize
(encz) | Doricize, |
doricizes
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Coregonus Labradoricus
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
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Doricism
(gcide) | Doricism \Dor"i*cism\, n.
A Doric phrase or idiom.
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Proto-Doric
(gcide) | Proto-Doric \Pro`to-Dor*ic\, a. [Proto- + Doric.] (Arch.)
Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the
beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found.
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Taxidea Labradorica
(gcide) | Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]
1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an
allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({Meles
meles} or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits
the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea
taxus} or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica)
inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
Teledu.
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2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund.
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doric
(wn) | doric
adj 1: of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: Doric,
Doric dialect] |
doric dialect
(wn) | Doric dialect
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: Doric,
Doric dialect] |
doric order
(wn) | Doric order
n 1: the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only
one that normally has no base [syn: Doric order, {Dorian
order}] |
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