pilastered

American  

[pi-las-terd] / pɪˈlæs tərd /

adjective

1. having, or supported by, pilasters.

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Etymology

Origin of pilastered

First recorded in 1680–90; pilaster + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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 • Apr. 6, 2015

Moments after he saw the show, a charmed Mackintosh offered to transport it from its bandbox site to the pilastered prestige of London's West End.

From Time Magazine Archive

The facade of a grand building rises gracefully, pilastered and crenelated.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Near by is a colossal ball-room, domed and pilastered like a Renaissance cathedral, and super-abundantly decorated with marble effigies, all yellow and grey with the years.

From Italian Hours by James, Henry

In mill construction, walls of uniform thickness have been displaced by pilastered walls, about sixteen inches thick at the upper story, and increasing four inches in thickness with each story below.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 by Various