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caryatid
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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
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