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Pillars in the form of female figures
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caryatids
Word definitions for caryatids in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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] ||
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n. (plural of caryatid English)
Usage examples of caryatids.
The caryatids which had for an age shouldered their burden uncomplainingly on either side of the door had fallen.
The statues, the caryatids, had toppled, but the square bases were still in place on the curb.
The caryatids were supposed to be role models, and despite subtle racial differences, each body fit the current ideal: twenty-two-inch waist, no more than 17% body fat.
If he had eyes for anyone, it was those caryatids holding up the weight rack.