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Webster 1913 Edition
Pilaster
Pi-las′ter
,Noun.
(Arch.)
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. Definition 2024
pilaster
pilaster
English
Swedish building with two pilasters.
Alternative forms
- pilastre (obsolete)
Noun
pilaster (plural pilasters)
- (architecture) 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.
Translations
a column attached to the wall