pilaster

(pi las′tər)

noun

a rectangular support or pier projecting partially from a wall and treated architecturally as a column, with a base, shaft, and capital

Origin: Fr pilastre < It pilastro < L pila, a pile, column

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noun

A rectangular column with a capital and base, projecting only slightly from a wall as an ornamental motif.

Origin:

Origin: French pilastre

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Old Italian pilastro

Origin: , from Medieval Latin pīlaster

Origin: : Latin pīla, pillar

Origin: + Latin -aster, n. suff.

Origin: , or blend of Latin pīla, pillar

Origin: , and Late Latin parastatēs, pilaster (from Greek, stay, supporter : para-, beside; see para-¹ + -statēs, -stat)

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