English to Afrikaans Meaning of caryatid - caryatid


Caryatid :
caryatid

pilaar

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Definitions of caryatid in English
Noun(1) a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
Examples of caryatid in English
(1) We have much of the frieze of the treasury of the Siphnians of c. 525, as well as one of the caryatid figures supporting the porch; other buildings so decorated are extremely scrappily preserved.(2) The porch over the main entrance is supported by caryatids , set in front of the asymmetrical facade as a direct historicist quotation.(3) She entered the familiar vestibule, with its scarred stone caryatids and crumbling pillars, and walked down the short flight of iron-railed steps to the main chamber of Father's rooms.(4) Several of the miniatures feature caryatids holding up the mountains and temples.(5) Modigliani's early, remarkable images of caryatids (female figures that serve as columns) are sometimes as strong as his later portraits.
(1) to carve ::
om te kerf
(2) carve out ::
uit kerf
(3) carve up ::
kerf up
Synonyms
M
1. caryatid ::
caryatid
2. telamon ::
telamon
3. pillar ::
pilaar
Different Forms
caryatid, caryatids
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