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caryatids Definition


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caryatid
noun
    caryatids, caryatides
    1. archit.
      A carved female figure used as a support for a roof, etc, instead of a column or pillar.
Etymology: 16c: from Greek Karyatides priestesses of the goddess Artemis at Caryae in S Greece.



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