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View synonyms for pilaster
pilaster
[ pi-las-ter ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
pilaster
/ pɪˈlæstə /
noun
- a shallow rectangular column attached to the face of a wall
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Derived Forms
- piˈlastered, adjective
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Other Words From
- under·pi·laster noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pilaster1
C16: from French pilastre, from Latin pīla pillar
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Example Sentences
Archie had been sitting in his favourite attitude, with his stockinged feet against the pilaster of the fireplace.
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Although all are shorter than the usual pilaster, the design is exactly similar to that usually employed for this purpose.
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The Duke of Somerset took the most sensible course and went to sleep, leaning against a pilaster, immediately after dinner.
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Various gargoyles project from the uppermost string, which on the east side is not broken by the central pilaster.
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Adjoining it is a flat pilaster buttress, apparently original.
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