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PILASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pilaster mean?
• PILASTER (noun)
The noun PILASTER has 1 sense:
1. a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
Familiarity information: PILASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pilaster" is a kind of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
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