Pilaster

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rectangular column with a capital and base, projecting only slightly from a wall as an ornamental motif.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A square pillar, with its capital and base, projecting from a pier, or from a wall, to the extent of from one quarter to one third of its breadth; an engaged pillar.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    column    pillar   
    Variant
    pier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pillar   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Astor    Castor    Grandmaster    Master    aster   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tower-like    worldlet    plinth    colour    sarcophagus   
     
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