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
  • 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
  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    — Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of pilasters
Noun
  • 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
  • In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of pedestals
Noun
  • The company was adding 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors of the building, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, sagging the floors – some as much as 4 inches, Nathan Berman, founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, told CNN.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • In the Owens Valley, thermals — columns of warm, rising air — rocket paragliders to altitudes higher than most small airplanes can fly.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • Still, the pieces of ceiling trim dedicated to the pillars of courage and trust remained missing, a nod perhaps to the traits most easily lost when disaster strikes – and most needed to rebuild.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • Anglers of all experience levels crowd fishing piers, line jetties, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder below the spillways just to wet a line.
    — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of piers
Noun
  • There are stanchions blocking the view.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • For example, the deck stanchions had to be reinforced to withstand the moments from a 24 m-tall cylinder in heavy wind.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of stanchions
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