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Definition of: caryatid
(kar′ē·at′·id) noun plural ·ids or ·i· des (-ə·dēz) Archit.
A supporting column in the form of a sculptured female figure. [<L Caryatis, -ides <Gk. Karyiatis a priestess of Artemis at Karyai, town of Laconia, Greece]
—car·y·at·i·dal (kar′ē·at′ə·dəl), car·y·at·i·de·an (kar′ē·at′ə·dē′·ən), car·y·a·tid·ic (kar′ē·ə·tid′ik) adjective
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