caryatid
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caryatid
- /ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/
- /ˌkæɹiˈætɪd/
Where it comes from
From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).
noun caryatids · caryatides
- A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. She wore on the top of her head an upright circular cap that made her resemble a caryatid disburdened, and on other parts of her person strange combinations of colours, stuffs, shapes, of metal, mineral and plant.
Translations
Talk about this word "caryatid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caryatid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caryatid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caryatid "caryatid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caryatid.Cite this
@misc{caryatid_2026,
title = {caryatid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caryatid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
