proto-Doric

[ proh-toh-dawr-ik, -dor- ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of proto-Doric¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Such an arrangement accentuates the difference between these so-called proto-doric pillars and the Greek doric column.

From Project Gutenberg

The Proto-Doric, the channelled polygonal column of the tombs at Beni-hassan, fell into disuse.

From Project Gutenberg