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Dorian mode (Mus.),
n. A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The Doric dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Doricus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; the Dorians. ]
☞ This order is distinguished, according to the treatment of details, as Grecian Doric, or Roman Doric. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A Doric phrase or idiom. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A Doric phrase or idiom. [ 1913 Webster ]