caryatid

[ kar-ee-at-id ]

/ ˌkær iˈæt ɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR caryatid ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des [kar-ee-at-i-deez]. /ˌkær iˈæt ɪˌdiz/. Architecture.

a sculptured female figure used as a column.Compare atlas (def. 5).

Origin of caryatid

1555–65; <Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis) <Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia

OTHER WORDS FROM caryatid

car·y·at·i·dal, adjective

Words nearby caryatid

carving, carving fork, carving knife, car wash, Cary, caryatid, Caryl, Caryn, caryo-, caryophyllaceous, caryopsis

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for caryatid

It stood probably in the portico and may have served as a Caryatid.
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin
A restricted use of the Caryatid Porch is a certain inference from the following facts.
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin
"The Caryatid" is no more the erect figure that bears lightly or unyieldingly the heaviness of the marble.
Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke
The caryatid form of pier is generally found, in temples, in the peristyles of the fore-courts or the hypostyles of the pronaos.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

She stands in the field like a caryatid, like a symbol of fertile nature.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for caryatid

caryatid

/ (ˌkærɪˈætɪd) /

noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz)

a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figureCompare telamon

Derived forms of caryatid

caryatidal, caryatidean, caryatic or caryatidic (ˌkærɪəˈtɪdɪk), adjective

Word Origin for caryatid

C16: from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	caryatid
释义	caryatid [ kar-ee-at-id ] / ˌkær iˈæt ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caryatid ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des [kar-ee-at-i-deez]. /ˌkær iˈæt ɪˌdiz/. Architecture. a sculptured female figure used as a column.Compare atlas (def. 5). Origin of caryatid 1555–65; <Latin Caryātides (singular Caryātis) <Greek Karyā́tides columns shaped like women, literally, women of Karýai, Laconia OTHER WORDS FROM caryatid car·y·at·i·dal, adjective Words nearby caryatid carving, carving fork, carving knife, car wash, Cary, caryatid, Caryl, Caryn, caryo-, caryophyllaceous, caryopsis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caryatid It stood probably in the portico and may have served as a Caryatid. Problems in Periclean Buildings\|G. W. Elderkin A restricted use of the Caryatid Porch is a certain inference from the following facts. Problems in Periclean Buildings\|G. W. Elderkin "The Caryatid" is no more the erect figure that bears lightly or unyieldingly the heaviness of the marble. Auguste Rodin\|Rainer Maria Rilke The caryatid form of pier is generally found, in temples, in the peristyles of the fore-courts or the hypostyles of the pronaos. A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)\|Georges Perrot She stands in the field like a caryatid, like a symbol of fertile nature. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)\|Richard Muther British Dictionary definitions for caryatid caryatid / (ˌkærɪˈætɪd) / noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz) a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figureCompare telamon Derived forms of caryatid caryatidal, caryatidean, caryatic or caryatidic (ˌkærɪəˈtɪdɪk), adjective Word Origin for caryatid C16: from Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to caryatid monument, cylinder, monolith, buttress, totem, pedestal, support, prop, brace, obelisk, standard, upright, post, stay, pier, shaft, mast, tower, colonnade, pilaster
随便看	even so evensong even-steven event even-tempered eventful event horizon eventide eventide home eventing even-toed ungulate event planner eventration eventration of diaphragm event television event theatre eventual eventuality eventually eventuate eventus even up ever ever and again everbearing

caryatid

noun, plural car·y·at·ids, car·y·at·i·des [kar-ee-at-i-deez]. /ˌkær iˈæt ɪˌdiz/. Architecture.

Origin of caryatid

OTHER WORDS FROM caryatid

Words nearby caryatid

Example sentences from the Web for caryatid

British Dictionary definitions for caryatid

noun plural -ids or -ides (-ɪˌdiːz)

Derived forms of caryatid

Word Origin for caryatid

Words related to caryatid