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  • 31pilaster — pi|las|ter [pıˈlæstə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pilastre, from Italian, from Latin pila; PILLAR] a flat square ↑column attached to the wall of a building for decoration …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32Pilaster — Pi|las|ter der; s, <über gleichbed. fr. pilastre aus it. pilastro, dies aus lat. pila, vgl. ↑Pilar> [flacher] Wandpfeiler …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 33pilaster — pi|las|ter [ pı læstər ] noun count a flat COLUMN that is slightly further forward than the rest of a wall, which is usually for decoration rather than for supporting something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34pilaster — see PILLAR …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 35pilaster — m IV, D. pilastertru a. pilastertra, Ms. pilastertrze; lm M. pilastertry archit. «element architektoniczny w kształcie płaskiego, pionowego występu z lica ściany, składający się z głowicy, gładkiego lub kanelowanego trzonu, często również z bazy… …

    Słownik języka polskiego

  • 36pilaster — [[t]pɪlɑ͟ːstə(r)[/t]] pilasters N COUNT: usu pl Pilasters are shallow decorative pillars attached to a wall …

    English dictionary

  • 37pilaster — pi·las·ter || pɪ læstÉ™(r) n. square or rectangular projection that is designed to resemble a column (Architecture) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 38pilaster —    pilasterIn architecture, a flat, rectangular column (often fluted) with a capital and base, attached to or set into a wall as an ornamental motif. It may be decorative or used to buttress the wall. (pr. pil las ter) Also see pier and respond …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 39pilaster — [pɪ lastə] noun a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall. Derivatives pilastered adjective Origin C16: from Fr. pilastre, from Ital. pilastro or med. L. pilastrum, from L. pila pillar …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 40pilaster — n. Debased pillar …

    New dictionary of synonyms