caryatid (redirected from caryatidal)

car·y·at·id  (kr-td)

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.

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[From Latin Carytides, 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.]

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cary·ati·dal (--dl), cary·ati·dean (--dn), cary·a·tidic (--tdk) adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caryatid - a supporting column carved in the shape of a person pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Translations

caryatid [ˌkærɪˈætɪd] N (caryatids or caryatides (pl)) [ˌkærɪˈætɪdiːz] → cariátide f

caryatid

n → Karyatide f