caryatid: Meaning and Definition of

car•y•at•id

Pronunciation: (kar"ē-at'id), [key]
— pl. -ids, -i•des
  1. a sculptured female figure used as a column. Cf. atlas (def. 5).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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