CARYATID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: carides   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A supporting column carved in the shape of a person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("caryatid" is a kind of...):

column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)

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