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Definitions for Caryatid
[1] a sculptured female figure used as a column. Compare atlas(def 5) .
[2] a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure Compare telamon
Words related to Caryatid
monument, cylinder, monolith, buttress, totem, pedestal, support, prop, brace, obelisk, standard, upright, post, stay, pier, shaft, mast, tower, colonnade, pilaster
Words nearby Caryatid
carvery, carving, carving fork, carving knife, cary, caryatid, caryl, caryn, caryo-, caryophyllaceous, caryopsis
Origin of Caryatid
1555–65; < Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis ) < Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia
Other words from Caryatid
car·y·at·i·dal , adjective
Word origin for Caryatid
C16: from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia
Synonyms for Caryatid
monument, brace, buttress, colonnade, cylinder, mast, minaret, monolith, obelisk, pedestal, peristyle, pier, pilaster, post, prop, pylon, shaft, standard, stay, stele, support, totem, tower, upright, underpinning