car·y·at·id (k r  -t  d)n. pl. car·y·at·ids or car·y·at·i·des (- -dz) Architecture A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure. [From Latin Cary  tides, caryatids, from Greek Karutides, priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids, from Karuai, Caryae, a village of Laconia in southern Greece with a famous temple to Artemis.]car y·ati·dal (--d l), cary·ati·dean (--dn), cary·a·tidic (--tdk) adj. |
caryatid [ˌkærɪˈætɪd]
n pl -ids, -ides [-ɪˌdiːz]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure Compare telamon
[from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia]
caryatidal , caryatidean, caryatic, caryatidic [ˌkærɪəˈtɪdɪk] adj
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