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caryatid
[ kar-ee-at-id ]
/ ˌkær iˈæt ɪd /
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noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des [kar-ee-at-i-deez]. /ˌkær iˈæt ɪˌdiz/. Architecture.
a sculptured female figure used as a column.Compare atlas (def. 5).
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Origin of caryatid
1555–65; <Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis) <Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia
OTHER WORDS FROM caryatid
car·y·at·i·dal, adjectiveWords nearby caryatid
carving, carving fork, carving knife, car wash, Cary, caryatid, Caryl, Caryn, caryo-, caryophyllaceous, caryopsis
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British Dictionary definitions for caryatid
caryatid
/ (ˌkærɪˈætɪd) /
noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz)
a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figureCompare telamon
Derived forms of caryatid
caryatidal, caryatidean, caryatic or caryatidic (ˌkærɪəˈtɪdɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for caryatid
C16: from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia
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