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Caryatic

Căr'y-ăt'ic or Căr'y-ăt'id, a.

adjective

a. Of, or pertaining to, a caryatid.

Căr'/y-ăt'id, n.

noun

n. (Arch.) A female figure supporting an entablature.

A draped female figure supports an architectural capital on her head.
Caryatid.