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Meaning of "caryatid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARYATID

From Latin Caryātides, from Greek Karuatides priestesses of Artemis at Karuai (Caryae), village in Laconia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARYATID

caryatid  [ˌkærɪˈætɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARYATID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caryatid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARYATID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caryatid

Caryatid

A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARYATID


batted
ˈbætɪd
behatted
bɪˈhætɪd
blatted
ˈblætɪd
chatted
ˈtʃætɪd
dratted
ˈdrætɪd
matted
ˈmætɪd
photostatted
ˈfəʊtəʊˌstætɪd
ratted
ˈrætɪd
shattered
ˈʃætɪd
slatted
ˈslætɪd
spatted
ˈspætɪd
superfatted
ˌsuːpəˈfætɪd
thermostatted
ˈθɜːməˌstætɪd
top-hatted
ˈtɒpˌhætɪd
unformatted
ʌnˈfɔːmætɪd
unmatted
ʌnˈmætɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARYATID

carvel
carvel-built
carven
carver
carveries
carvers
carvery
carving
carving knife
carvy
Cary
caryatic
caryatidal
caryatidean
caryatidic
caryophyllaceous
caryopses
caryopsides
caryopsis
caryopteris

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARYATID

buprestid
carotid
chromatid
dermestid
fetid
foetid
hydatid
lacertid
leucoplastid
nitid
ootid
oribatid
parotid
plastid
praying mantid
proglottid
putid
Quadrantid
scolytid
spermatid

Synonyms and antonyms of caryatid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caryatid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARYATID

Find out the translation of caryatid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caryatid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caryatid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

caryatid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cariátide
570 millions of speakers

English

caryatid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करियाटिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

caryatid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кариатида
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caryatid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তম্ভবৎ ভাররক্ষক ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cariatide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Caryatid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Karyatide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリアティッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

caryatid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caryatid
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trụ hình người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவச் சிலையினாலான தூண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅरिआटिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karyalit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cariatide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

caryatid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каріатида
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cariatidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Καρυάτιδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

caryatid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karyatid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

caryatid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caryatid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARYATID»

The term «caryatid» is regularly used and occupies the 93.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARYATID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caryatid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARYATID»

Discover the use of caryatid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caryatid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caryatid
Angela N. Hunt's first book of fine art Black & White photography, Caryatid covers some of her early B&W work to the present day, most with a single repeating model, Mrs. Hunt's muse, Heidi Kobara.
Angela N. Hunt, 2008
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Rodin's Art : The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald ...
Fallen Caryatid with a Stone (La Cariatide tombée ti la pierre), 1880-81, enlarged by 1911 and 1917 § T Fallen Cong/atid with an Urn (La Cariatide tombée ti l'urne ), 1883, enlarged by 1911 and 1917 0 l'|tle variations: A Damned Woman, ...
the late Albert E. Elsen Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Stanford University, the late Rosalyn Frankel Jamison Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Stanford University, Stanford University the late Bernard Barryte Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, 2003
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The Parthenon
But the missing Caryatid was, in fact, rediscovered at its original site during the Erechtheum excavations of 1837."'" The Caryatid taken by Lusieri, however, was from a more prominent position, the second from the west corner of the front row.
Vincent J. Bruno, 1974
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Renaissance Paris: Architecture and Growth, 1475-1600
The caryatid portico at the north end of the Salle des Caryatides on the ground floor is usually labelled as by Jean Goujon in general histories of art (Fig. 67). The agreement for these sculptures made on 5 September 1550 between Lescot and ...
David Thomson, 1984
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Greek and Roman Art
A. CARYATID. GR. 1.1865 Pentelic marble. Preserved height 2og cm.C. 50 BC, jromthe Inner Propylaea at Eleusis, Greece. Given by E. D. Clarke. The idea of a maiden acting as an architectural support in place of a column is a Greek one, ...
‎1998
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Death of an Elgin Marble
It took the British Museum five days to realize that they had lost their Caryatid. In fact, if it hadn't been for the American, they might never have realized she was gone at all. The Caryatid was part of the Elgin Marbles, a glittering treasure trove of ...
David Dickinson, 2014
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Honoré Lannuier, Cabinet Maker from Paris: The Life and Work ...
75), 187, 210; 210 with caryatid (cat. nos. 76-77), 187, 211; 211 with caryatid (cat. no. 80), 183, 211; 211 with caryatid (cat. nos. 81-82), 187, 212 with caryatid (fig. 108; eat. nos. 78-79), 133, 187, 211; 188 with caryatid (plates 19, 53, 82, 95; figs  ...
Peter M. Kenny, Frances F. Bretter, 1998
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Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 51: Spring 2007
Sapi-Portuguese saltcellar with caryatid figures, Städtisches Museum, Braunschweig, inv. no. VW7.1-63/7. Photo: Courtesy of the Museum. Sapi- Portuguese saltcellars The other main class of objects in the corpus of SapiPortuguese works are ...
Francesco Pellizzi, 2007
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Understanding Isak Dinesen
The caryatid and the blossom work within that system of expectations. The image of the caryatid derives originally from Greek architecture, where female figures were used as pillars to hold up the roofs of great buildings. The caryatid has been  ...
Susan Brantly, 2002
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Caryatid
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A caryatid (Greek:, plural: ) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARYATID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caryatid is used in the context of the following news items.
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The end of coal mining in Britain
They were the foundation of the modern British economy, “a sort of caryatid”, wrote George Orwell, “upon whose shoulders nearly everything ... «MINING.com, Jul 15»
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The end of industry
They were the foundation of the modern British economy, “a sort of caryatid”, wrote George Orwell, “upon whose shoulders nearly everything ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
3
Exploring the contemporary
Chloe Geoghegan (left), Iona Winter, Megan Tamati-Quennell and Tania Bell with the video work ''Caryatid'' of Russian artist Elena Kovylina at ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
4
Animal Tales at the library
The Caryatid Book Club meets 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the home of Ann Armstrong. The program will be provided by Kate Hinkle. Kiwanis Club «Shelbyville Sentinel News, Jun 15»
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Revitalized Peugeot 3008 drives around Manille in search of 'famille'
The mansion, built in the 1850s, features a neoclassical design highlighted by its caryatid posts, and was reportedly redecorated in 1877 in the ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
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MADE@PRATT Video: Fine Arts Senior Anthony Limauro Creates a …
MADE@PRATT Video: Fine Arts Senior Anthony Limauro Creates a Caryatid Table. Home /; News & Media ... «Pratt News, Jun 15»
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DMA's Arts of Africa Gallery will feature 200 more objects
... Asante people of Ghana; a large-scale Yoruba arugba Shango, a caryatid figure holding a container for Shango ritual objects, from Nigeria; ... «Northdallasgazette, Jun 15»
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Senior services and program
Caryatid Book Club The Caryatid Book Club meets 12:30 p.m. on June 25 at the home of Ann Armstrong. The program will be provided by Kate ... «Shelbyville Sentinel News, Jun 15»
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How did they do that 'do?
“The Caryatid Hairstyling Project” includes photos of the stone Caryatids, photos of the student models during and after the styling session, and ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Modigliani, Estorick Collection
Somehow, in the Kneeling Blue Caryatid, c1911 (main picture), Modigliani has combined this sort of schematic treatment of the female figure ... «The Arts Desk, May 15»

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