Caryatid
Pronunciation : Car`y*at"id
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [See Caryatides.]
Definition : Defn: (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.
pl. Caryatids
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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