n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ker- ē - ' a-t ə d, ˌ ka-r ē -; ' ker- ē - ə - ˌ tid, ' ka-r ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ids or -ides \ ˌ ker- ē - ' a-t ə - ˌ d ē z, ˌ ka-r ē - \
Etymology: Latin caryatides, plural, from Greek karyatides priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids, from Karyai Caryae in Laconia
Date: 1563
: a draped female figure supporting an entablature
caryatid