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pilaster

pi·las·ter [ pi lástər ] (plural pi·las·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

[Late 16th century. Via French pilastre< Italian pilastro or medieval Latin pilastrum< Latin pila "pillar"]

pi·las·tered adjective
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