car ‧ y ‧ at ‧ id /ˌkæriˈætəd, ˌkæriˈætɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: caryatides (plural), from Greek , 'female priests of the goddess Artemis at Caryae, a town in ancient Greece' ]
technical a ↑ pillar in the shape of a female figure