proto-Doric

American

[proh-toh-dawr-ik, -dor-] / ˌproʊ toʊˈdɔr ɪk, -ˈdɒr- /

adjective

of or relating to architecture, as in certain Egyptian tombs, supposedly anticipating the Grecian Doric order.

Etymology

Origin of proto-Doric

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The "proto-Doric" column continued in favor under the New Empire, though apparently not later; we find it, for example, in some of the outlying buildings at Karnak.

From Project Gutenberg

Such polygonal pillars as these are commonly called proto-Doric columns.

From Project Gutenberg

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