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Noun: caryatid (caryatides,caryatids)  ,ker-ee'a-tid [N. Amer], ,ka-ree'a-tid [Brit]
  1. A supporting column carved in the shape of a person

Derived forms: caryatids, caryatides

Type of: column, pillar

Encyclopedia: Caryatid