n.;
‖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 ]
a. [ L. cyathus a cup (Gr,
n. [ Gr.
a. [ NL. cyathophyllum, fr. Gr.
n. (Paleon.) A fossil coral of the family
a. [ Poly- + atomic. ] (Chem.)
‖n. pl.;
obs. imp. of Upgive. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Turk. yātāghān. ] A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
n. A gate. See 1st Gate. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc. [ Burmah ] [ 1913 Webster ]