pilastered
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pilastered
Example Sentences
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Her pilastered living room is so pale and hazy that one has difficulty determining whether it is blue or gray or lilac or, in fact, a cool, smoky, indefinable mixture of all three.
From Architectural Digest
The facade of a grand building rises gracefully, pilastered and crenelated.
From Literature
Housed in an architectural fantasia—the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel—that was designed by the restaurant’s Victorian namesake, the Gilbert Scott is a soaringly pilastered throwback to the glory days of the British Empire.
From Architectural Digest
The meticulously restored and impeccably maintained house has double parlors, pilastered windows and mahogany doors, spread over 4,680 square feet of space including the attic and a staff room.
From New York Times
She had a confused impression of the lights and tables and pilastered walls of the Trocadero as of a bright beckoning vista, stretching before her as the white road stretches before the knapsacked and stout-booted walker.
From Project Gutenberg
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