Caryatids

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]