pilaster
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tər noun Architecture.
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
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| —n | |
| a shallow rectangular column attached to the face of a wall | |
| [C16: from French pilastre, from Latin pīla pillar] | |
| pi'lastered | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
pilaster
a square column, 1575, from M.Fr. pilastre (1545), from It. pilastro, from M.L. pilastrum (1341), from pila, "buttress, pile" (from L. pila, see pillar) + L. -aster, suffix expressing "incomplete resemblance."
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Example sentences
Pairs of windows are visually separated from others by a two-story pilaster, supporting the undecorated entablature.
Northeast corner column has been removed, along with pilaster capital and base, for repair or replacement.
Similar pilaster and brickwork appear on other facades of the building.
Colored brick is decoratively utilized on the façade to outline pediment, architecture and pilaster design elements.
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