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pilaster

[ pi-las-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Architecture.

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

pilaster

/ pɪˈlæstə /

1565–75; pile ¹ (in obsolete sense “pillar”) + -aster ¹, modeled on Italian pilastro or Medieval Latin pīlastrum

C16: from French pilastre, from Latin pīla pillar

Archie had been sitting in his favourite attitude, with his stockinged feet against the pilaster of the fireplace.

Although all are shorter than the usual pilaster, the design is exactly similar to that usually employed for this purpose.

The Duke of Somerset took the most sensible course and went to sleep, leaning against a pilaster, immediately after dinner.

Various gargoyles project from the uppermost string, which on the east side is not broken by the central pilaster.

Adjoining it is a flat pilaster buttress, apparently original.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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