The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caryatides
Caryatides \Car`y*at"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (?) priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at Cary[ae] (Gr. ?), a village in Laconia; as an architectural term, caryatids.] (Arch) Caryatids.
Note: Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes, Telamones, and Persians.
Usage examples of "caryatides".
Additional sconces were set in various parts of the hall, out of the war, and a flambeau, emitting sweet odor, was placed in the right hand of each of the Caryatides that stood against the wall some fifty or sixty altogether.
As usual, he gave his attention to the bedpost caryatides before turning to Erik.