caryatids

noun

variants or caryatides
plural of caryatid
as in pilasters

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  1. pilasters
  2. pedestals
  3. columns
  4. pillars
  5. piers
  6. stanchions
Noun
  • The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
Definition of pilasters
Noun
  • That site is temporarily closed, and many of the items—pedestals and furniture, photographs and tools—are coming from Paris for this show, giving Brancusi’s cool, abstract sculptures a rich, human context.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of them are tucked away in vitrines that serve as pedestals for dresses by some of the world’s most exclusive designers.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of pedestals
Noun
  • The sports page’s bread and butter has long been game stories, injury reports, trade rumors and opinion columns.
    — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ionic columns mark the entry, leading to a foyer with sweeping staircases under 14-foot ceilings.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • For generations, American streets and parks showcased the tall, stately pillars of rows and rows of elm trees.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The pillars behind the desk are replicas of the actual architecture of the Ed Sullivan Theatre.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • Benioff left a tiny gap between one of the piers and the pipe.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of piers
Noun
  • The faux grassy area currently is filled with stanchions set up for the park’s Halloween Horror Nights event.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The stone has permanent steel receptacles for stanchions used in rope lines.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stanchions
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“Caryatids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caryatids. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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