ˈkanəˌfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r noun
also can·e·phor -ȯ(ə)r ; or ca·neph·o·ra kəˈnefərə ; or ca·neph·o·ros ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərəs, -ˌräs ; or ca·neph·o·rus ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ərəs
( plural can·e·phores ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; also ca·neph·o·rae ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrē, -ˌrī ; or ca·neph·o·ri ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrī, -ˌrē)
Etymology: Latin canephoros, canephora, from Greek kanēphoros, from kaneon reed basket (from kanna reed) + -phoros -phorous — more at cane
1. : a maiden bearing a basket on her head in an early Greek religious festival
2. : a caryatid supporting a basketlike member that serves as a capital