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1. (n.) pilaster
a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, usu. having a capital and base and imitating the form of a column.
Etymology: (1565–75; pile1 (in obs. sense “pillar”) + -aster1, modeled on It pilastro or ML pīlastrum)
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1. (noun) pilaster
a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
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1. (noun) pilaster
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
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