Category:Caryatid

Car`y*at"ic, Car`y*at"id, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a caryatid.

caryatid Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids Etym: [See Caryatides.]

Defn: (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.