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caryatid
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[ˌkarɪˈatɪd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building
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Origin
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mid 16th century: via French and Italian from Latin caryatides, from Greek karuatides, plural of karuatis ‘priestess of Artemis at Caryae’, from Karuai (Caryae) in Laconia
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