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< /ˌkær iˈæt ɪˌdiz/. Architecture.
- a sculptured female figure used as a column.Compare atlas(def 5).
noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz)
- a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figureCompare telamon
“carved female figure used as a column,” 1560s, from Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Greek Karyatides (singular Karyatis) “priestesses of Artemis at Caryae” (Greek Karyai), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis’ temple.
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