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  • 11pilaster — *pillar, column …

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  • 12pilaster — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. pilastertru || pilastertra, Mc. pilastertrze {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} w architekturze: płaski filar wystający ze ściany z bazą i głowicą, służący głównie do dekoracyjnego rozczłonkowania ścian <fr.> {{/stl 7}} …

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  • 13pilaster — ► NOUN ▪ a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall. ORIGIN Latin pilastrum, from pila pillar …

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  • 14pilaster — [pi las′tər] n. [Fr pilastre < It pilastro < L pila, a pile, column] a rectangular support or pier projecting partially from a wall and treated architecturally as a column, with a base, shaft, and capital …

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  • 15Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… …

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  • 16pilaster — /pi las teuhr/, n. Archit. a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column. [1565 75; PILE1 (in obs. sense pillar ) + ASTER1, modeled on It pilastro or ML pilastrum] * * * …

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  • 17pilaster — UK [pɪˈlæstə(r)] / US [pɪˈlæstər] noun [countable] Word forms pilaster : singular pilaster plural pilasters a flat column that is slightly further forward than the rest of a wall, which is usually for decoration rather than for supporting… …

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  • 18pilaster strip — noun : a pilaster mass of slight projection or of slender proportions * * * Archit. a pilaster mass of relatively slight projection. [1870 75] …

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  • 19Pilaster, der — Der Piláster, des s, plur. ut nom. sing. aus dem Franz. Pilastre, ein Pfeiler …

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  • 20pilaster strip — Archit. a pilaster mass of relatively slight projection. [1870 75] * * * …

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