canephore
noun
can·e·phore
ˈkanəˌfō(ə)r,
-ȯ(ə)r
variants or less commonly canephor or canephora or canephoros or canephorus
-ȯ(ə)r
kəˈnefərə
⸗ˈ⸗ərəs,
-ˌräs
⸗ˈ⸗ərəs
plural canephores
ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗
also canephorae ⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌrē,
-ˌrī
or canephori ⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌrī,
-ˌrē
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
Word History
Etymology
Latin canephoros, canephora, from Greek kanēphoros, from kaneon reed basket (from kanna reed) + -phoros -phorous