pilasters

[pi-las-ter]

pi·las·ter

[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.

Origin:
1565–75; pile1 (in obsolete sense “pillar”) + -aster1, modeled on Italian pilastro or Medieval Latin pīlastrum

un·der·pi·las·ter, noun
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Pilasters is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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