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noun
1.
an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
2.
a natural formation resembling such a construction: a pillar of rock; a pillar of smoke.
3.
any upright, supporting part; post: the pillar of a table.
4.
a person who is a chief supporter of a society, state, institution, etc.: a pillar of the community.
5.
EXPANDHorology. any of several short parts for spacing and keeping in the proper relative positions two plates holding the bearings of a watch or clock movement.
verb (used with object)
8.
to provide or support with pillars.
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9.
from pillar to post,
a.
aimlessly from place to place.
b.
uneasily from one bad situation or predicament to another.
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Word Origin & History
pillar
early 13c., from O.Fr. piler, from M.L. pilare, from L. pila "pillar, stone barrier." Figurative sense of "prop or support of an institution or community" is first recorded early 14c. Phrase pillar to post is c.1600, originally of tennis, exact meaning obscure.
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Medical Dictionary
pillar pil·lar (pĭl'ər)
n.
A structure or part that provides support and resembles a column or pillar.
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