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caryatid

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

caryatid(n = noun.artifact) - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person;

caryatid, a.

Of or pertaining to a caryatid. [1913 Webster]

caryatid, n. [See Caryatides.].

A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster. [1913 Webster]

caryatid, n. (pl. caryatides or caryatids) Archit. a pillar in the form of a draped female figure, supporting an entablature.

Etymology

F caryatide f. It. cariatide or L f. Gk karuatis -idos priestess at Caryae (Karuai) in Laconia