Definition of Caryatid

1. Noun. A supporting column carved in the shape of a person.

Generic synonyms: Column, Pillar

Definition of Caryatid

1. n. A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

Definition of Caryatid

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

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Definition of Caryatid

1. a sculptured female figure used as a column [n -S or -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryatid

carvols
carvomenthol
carvomenthone
carvone
carvones
carvoxime
carvy
carwash
carwasher
carwashers
carwashes
carwashing
carwhichet
carwhichets
caryatic
caryatid (current term)
caryatides
caryatidlike
caryatids
caryinite
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous plant
caryophyllene
caryophyllene cyclase
caryophyllenes
caryophylliid
caryophylliids
caryophyllin
caryophylloid dicot family
caryophylloid dicot genus

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