c 3 a 1 r 1 y 4 a 1 t 1 i 1 d 2
8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
originFrom Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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