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Doric order   (click for larger image in new window) n.   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. A Roman order of similar design but with the addition of a base.

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doric order

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the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base

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