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Caryatid

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Noun

1. caryatid

a supporting column carved in the shape of a person

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Caryatid

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noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz)
a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
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Caryatid

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nounWord forms: plural ˌcaryˈatids (ˌkæriˈætəɪdz ; karˌēatˈəidz) or ˌcaryˈatiˌdes (ˌkæriˈætəˌdiz ; karˌēatˈədēzˌ)
a supporting column that has the form of a draped female figure

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Caryatid

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n. pl. car·y·at·ids or car·y·at·i·des (-ĭ-dēz′)
Architecture
A supporting column sculptured in the form of a draped female figure.

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