pilaster

[ pi-las-ter ]

/ pɪˈlæs tər /

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noun Architecture.

a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.

Origin of pilaster

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pilaster

un·der·pi·las·ter, noun

Words nearby pilaster

pil., pilaf, pilar, pilar cyst, pilar tumor of scalp, pilaster, pilastered, pilaster mass, pilaster strip, pilastrade, Pilate

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Example sentences from the Web for pilaster

The compartments are divided by a shallow Buttress or Pilaster Strip.
The Seven Periods of English Architecture|Edmund Sharpe
The Duke of Somerset took the most sensible course and went to sleep, leaning against a pilaster, immediately after dinner.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
The marble of the pilaster, against which he leaned, was not more cold and unmoved than the face of the inquisitor.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper
The usual Norman pilaster buttresses are apparent at the angles and in the centres of three of the faces.
British Castles|Charles H. Ashdown

The soffit of the arch is carved, and the face of the pilaster below has a very rich and graceful vine arabesque upon it.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for pilaster

pilaster

/ (pɪˈlæstə) /

noun

a shallow rectangular column attached to the face of a wall

Derived forms of pilaster

pilastered, adjective

Word Origin for pilaster

C16: from French pilastre, from Latin pīla pillar

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单词	pilaster
释义	pilaster [ pi-las-ter ] / pɪˈlæs tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pilaster ON THESAURUS.COM noun Architecture. a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column. Origin of pilaster 1565–75; pile¹ (in obsolete sense “pillar”) + -aster¹, modeled on Italian pilastro or Medieval Latin pīlastrum OTHER WORDS FROM pilaster un·der·pi·las·ter, noun Words nearby pilaster pil., pilaf, pilar, pilar cyst, pilar tumor of scalp, pilaster, pilastered, pilaster mass, pilaster strip, pilastrade, Pilate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pilaster The compartments are divided by a shallow Buttress or Pilaster Strip. The Seven Periods of English Architecture\|Edmund Sharpe The Duke of Somerset took the most sensible course and went to sleep, leaning against a pilaster, immediately after dinner. Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835\|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino The marble of the pilaster, against which he leaned, was not more cold and unmoved than the face of the inquisitor. The Bravo\|J. Fenimore Cooper The usual Norman pilaster buttresses are apparent at the angles and in the centres of three of the faces. British Castles\|Charles H. Ashdown The soffit of the arch is carved, and the face of the pilaster below has a very rich and graceful vine arabesque upon it. The Shores of the Adriatic\|F. Hamilton Jackson British Dictionary definitions for pilaster pilaster / (pɪˈlæstə) / noun a shallow rectangular column attached to the face of a wall Derived forms of pilaster pilastered, adjective Word Origin for pilaster C16: from French pilastre, from Latin pīla pillar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pilaster promenade, dock, wharf, jetty, dam, pedestal, monument, berth, quay, buttress, column, pillar, landing, pile, levee, slip, upright, post, mole, piling
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pilaster

noun Architecture.

Origin of pilaster

OTHER WORDS FROM pilaster

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Example sentences from the Web for pilaster

British Dictionary definitions for pilaster

noun

Derived forms of pilaster

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