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Doric order ![click to hear : Doric order click to hear : Doric order](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Order characterized by a squat column with no base, a capital that is not sculpted and a frieze with alternating triglyphs and metopes.
drum ![click to hear : drum click to hear : drum](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Each of the sections that make up the shaft of the column.
arris ![click to hear : arris click to hear : arris](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Line of intersection between two flutes, forming a sharp angle.
flute ![click to hear : flute click to hear : flute](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Vertical groove along the length of the column.
annulet ![click to hear : annulet click to hear : annulet](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ring-shaped ornament decorating the base of the capital.
echinus ![click to hear : echinus click to hear : echinus](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Convex molding supporting the abacus.
abacus ![click to hear : abacus click to hear : abacus](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Slab covering the capital and supporting the architrave.
metope ![click to hear : metope click to hear : metope](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ornamental panel on the frieze; it is either smooth or sculpted.
triglyph ![click to hear : triglyph click to hear : triglyph](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ornamental panel on the frieze that features two flutes framed on each side by half flutes.
gutta ![click to hear : gutta click to hear : gutta](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Decorative motif located beneath the mutule.
mutule ![click to hear : mutule click to hear : mutule](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Flat ornament, often adorned with drops, attached to the base of the cornice or the frieze.
acroterion ![click to hear : acroterion click to hear : acroterion](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Ornamental feature that rests on a base at the apex and corners of the pediment.