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Caryatid

Caryatid Meaning & Definition
Caryatid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Caryatid?

[n] a supporting column carved in the shape of a person

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See Also | column | pillar

Caryatid In Webster's Dictionary

\Car`y*at"id\, n.; pl. {Caryatids}. [See {Caryatides}.] (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

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