caryatides

Variant of caryatid

caryatid definition

cary·atid (kar′ē at′id, kə rī′ə tid′)

noun pl. caryatids car′y·at′·ids (-idz) or caryatides car′y·at′i·des′ (-at′ə dēz′)

a supporting column that has the form of a draped female figure

Etymology: < L pl. caryatides < Gr karyatides, priestesses of the temple of Diana at Karyai, Macedonia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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