‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (&unr_;) priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at Caryæ (Gr. &unr_;), a village in Laconia; as an architectural term, caryatids. ] (Arch) Caryatids. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes, Telamones, and Persians. [ 1913 Webster ]