caryatid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

caryatid
    n 1: a supporting column carved in the shape of a person

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Caryatic \Car`y*at"ic\, Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a caryatid.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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