Caryatid

[,kærɪ'ætɪd]

Definition

(noun.) a supporting column carved in the shape of a person.

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to a caryatid.

(n.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

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Definition

n. a female figure used instead of a column to support an entablature:—pl. Caryat′ides.—adjs. Caryat′ic Caryat′idal Caryatidē′an Caryatid′ic.

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