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Caryatid

{

Carˊy-at′ic

,

Carˊy-at′id

, }
Adj.
Of or pertaining to a caryatid.

Carˊy-at′id

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Caryatids
(#)
.
[See
Caryatides
.]
(Arch.)
A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

Definition 2024


caryatid

caryatid

English

contemporary caryatids

Noun

caryatid (plural caryatids)

  1. A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element, used as a support for entablature.

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