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CARYATIDS
Noun
caryatids
plural of caryatid
Source: Wiktionary
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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