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| pi·las·ter [ pi lástər ] (plural pi·las·ters) |
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ornamental and structural column: a vertical structural part of a building that projects partway from a wall and is made to resemble an ornamental column by adding a base and capital
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| [Late 16th century. Via French pilastre< Italian pilastro or medieval Latin pilastrum< Latin pila "pillar"] |
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 pi·las·tered adjective |
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