caryatide

C3A1R1Y4A1T1I1D2E1

A form of caryatid — A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncaryatide (plural caryatides)

plural caryatides

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of caryatid.
Cite this entry
APA

caryatide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryatide

MLA

“caryatide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryatide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caryatide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryatide.

Source: caryatide on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.