Definition of Caryatid. Meaning of Caryatid. Synonyms of Caryatid

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Definition of Caryatid

Caryatid
Caryatic Car`y*at"ic, Caryatid Car`y*at"id, a. Of or pertaining to a caryatid.
Caryatid
Caryatid Car`y*at"id, n.; pl. Caryatids. [See Caryatides.] (Arch.) A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

Meaning of Caryatid from wikipedia

- A caryatid (/ˌkɛəriˈætɪd/ or /ˌkæriˈætɪd/ KAIR-ee-AT-id or KARR-ee-AT-id; Ancient Gr****: Καρυᾶτις, pl. Καρυάτιδες) is a sculpted female figure serving...
- The Townley Caryatid is a 2.25m high Pentelic marble caryatid, depicting a woman dressed to take part in religious rites (possibly fertility rites related...
- In antiquity, two large Caryatids from the Lesser Propylaea adorned the sanctuary of the Gr**** goddess of agriculture Demeter at Eleusis in Greece as...
- The Caryatids is a science fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 2009. It tells the tale of the four Mihajlovic "sisters", clones...
- the bronze sphere has become a memorial for the attacks. The spherical caryatid was installed in Battery Park between 2002 and 2017, when the Port Authority...
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- his predecessor. A caryatid stool is therefore a concrete manifestation of this metaphysical "seat." One such Luba creator of caryatid stools is the 19th-century...
- April 22, 1997. All songs written by Jay Farrar except where indicated. "Caryatid Easy" - 4:43 "Back into Your World" - 3:43 "Picking Up the Signal" - 3:45...
- Slavic word for walnut. The village of Karyes is the birthplace of the six caryatid maidens which are featured in architecture in the place of columns on the...
- Edificio de Las Cariátides (English: Caryatid Building) is a building in the Spanish capital of Madrid built by Spanish architect, Antonio Palacios. The...