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noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des 
[-i-deez] . Architecture.
[-i-deez] . Architecture. a sculptured female figure used as a column. Compare atlas (def. 5).
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis) < Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia
1555–65; < Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis) < Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia
Related forms
car·y·at·i·dal, adjective
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Caryatid
is always a great word to know.
So is colossal. Does it mean:
| pertaining to a classical order whose columns or pilasters span two or more stories of a building |
| describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch |
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World English Dictionary
| caryatid (ˌkærɪˈætɪd) | |
| —n , pl -ids, -ides | |
| Compare telamon a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure | |
| [C16: from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia] | |
| cary'atidal | |
| —adj | |
| caryati'dean | |
| —adj | |
| cary'atic | |
| —adj | |
| caryatidic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
caryatid
1563, "carved female figure used as a column," from M.Fr. cariatide, from L. caryatides, from Gk. Karyatides "priestess of Artemis at Caryae" (Gk. Karyai), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis' temple.
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