caryatid

contemporary caryatids

Meaning

Noun

  • A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

Origin

  • From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες, plural of Καρυᾶτις, from Καρυατίζω from Καρύαι.

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