Caryatid

Caryatid

A draped female human figure used as a sculptural column or pier, often flanking a doorway, or used as a decorative detail, especially on fireplaces.

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caryatid

Chronometry; Clock

Architercturally, a carved or modelled half-length female figure, which serves as a pier or pilaster. According to legend, the Caryatids were the women of Caria who attempted to ...

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Home furnishings; General furniture

The top member of a pedestal or leg, used as a support, in the form of the human figure conventionalized.

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Arts & crafts; Sculpture

In architectural sculpture, the female figure that serves as a column supporting an entablature. Usually a graceful figure dressed in long robes. From the Greek. Male counterparts ...

caryatid

Building materials; Stone

A draped female human figure used as a sculptural column or pier, often flanking a doorway, or used as a decorative detail, especially on fireplaces.

caryatid

Construction; Design; Architecture

The human figure used as a sculptural column as part of a classical composition, often flanking a doorway, or as a decorative detail within an interior around a fireplace.

caryatid

Language; Dictionaries

A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster.

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Building materials; Stone

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Building materials; Stone

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Building materials; Stone

A bonder or metal piece which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.

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A calcite-cemented calcareous stone formed of shells and shell fragments, practically non-crystalline in character. It is found in massive deposits located almost entirely in ...

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Building materials; Stone

A canopied niche framed by colonettes, resembling a temple and intended as a shrine or votive offering; a doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment.

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Building materials; Stone

A carved stone positioned at the apex of a ribbed vault.

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