pilastered
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pilastered
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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 Henry James
The great entrance, through a pilastered gateway, fronts the east, and descends by a second flight of steps into the cloistered court.
From Diary in America, Series Two by Frederick Marryat
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