unpillaredadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪləd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪlərd/ Not provided with, or supported by, a pillar or pillars.In quot. 1729: having had the pillars removed or destroyed.
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the world > space > relative position > support > absence of support > [adjective]
propless1605
unpropped1608
unsustained1623
unsupported1635
supportless1658
unpillared1706
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > emptied or deprived of parts (of a building, etc.)
unroofeda1552
tect-demolished1632
unpillared1706
gutted1842
1706 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ i. 77 Thou bulky globe,..That hangs unpillar'd in an empty space!
1729 A. Pope Dunciad (new ed.) iii. 99 See, the Cirque falls! th' unpillar'd Temple nods.
1786 W. Gilpin Observ. Picturesque Beauty II. xxviii. 215 So vast a canopy of unpillared rock stretching over your head, gives you an involuntary shudder.
1835 Knickerbocker Aug. 125 It is a vast and solemn cathedral, with walls and roof of azure and gold, unpillared and illimitable.
1860 Freemason's Monthly Mag. Sept. 332 Beneath the blue dome of this wide, unpillared firmament.
1936 D. McNickle Surrounded x. 98 He enjoyed playing in the choir loft, with the sweep of the high, unpillared nave before him.
2008 N. Taylor Disagreement xxxiv. 151 The house was blessed with a large, unpillared, and undivided room at the rear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1706