Atlantes

Atlantes
Atlantes At*lan"tes, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See {Atlas}.] (Arch.) Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}. --Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster]

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  • atlantes — n. set of sculptural figures of men used to support structures in architecture at·las || ætlÉ™s n. (Architecture) telamon, pillar n. collection of geographical maps; first vertebra in the neck (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

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