n. [ Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian origin. ] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer. (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any very pure gold coin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Pindaricus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; (L. Pindarus) Pindar: cf. F. pindarique. ] Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes. -- n. A Pindaric ode. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pindaric. [ 1913 Webster ]

Too extravagant and Pindarical for prose. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]