HyperDic: caryatid

English > 1 sense of the word caryatid:
NOUNartifactcaryatida supporting column carved in the shape of a person
English > caryatid: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA supporting column carved in the shape of a person.
Broadercolumn, pillar(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Spanishcariátide
Catalancariàtide

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