'Caryatid' definitions:
Definition of 'caryatid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A supporting column carved in the shape of a person
Definition of 'Caryatid'
From: GCIDE
- Caryatic \Car`y*at"ic\, Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, a. Of or pertaining to a caryatid. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Caryatid'
From: GCIDE
- Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, n.; pl. Caryatids. [See Caryatides.] (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster. [1913 Webster]