Pilaster
[pɪ'læstə] or ['paɪlæstɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached.
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Definition
(n.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less.
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Definition
n. a square column partly built into partly projecting from a wall.—adj. Pilas′tered furnished with pilasters or inserted pillars.
Typist: Randall
Examples
- Just below the end of the second, going down, the stone wall on the left terminates in an ornamental pilaster facing towards the Thames. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- As no ladders could reach the great heights, the men swung themselves down from balustrades and the capitals of pilasters by ropes, to do this work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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