CARYATID
\kˈɑːɹɪˌatɪd], \kˈɑːɹɪˌatɪd], \k_ˈɑː_ɹ_ɪ__ˌa_t_ɪ_d]\
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By Noah Webster.
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kar-i-at'id, n. a female figure used instead of a column to support an entablature:--pl. CARYAT'IDES.--adjs. CARYAT'IC, CARYAT'IDAL, CARYATID[=E]'AN, CARYATID'IC. [Gr. Karyatides.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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n. [Greek] A female figure supporting an entablature.