CARYATID


Meaning of CARYATID in English

n. (pl. caryatides or caryatids) Archit. a pillar in the form of a draped female figure, supporting an entablature.

Etymology: F caryatide f. It. cariatide or L f. Gk karuatis -idos priestess at Caryae (Karuai) in Laconia

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.