CARYATIDES

Noun

caryatides

plural of caryatid

plural of caryatide

Source: Wiktionary


Car`y*at"i*des, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Arch)

Definition: Caryatids.

Note: Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes, Telamones, and Persians.

CARYATID

Car`y*at"ic, Car`y*at"id, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a caryatid.

Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids Etym: [See Caryatides.]

Definition: (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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