pilaster

Pronunciation:			pi'lastur
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	Definition:		[n]  a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
	See Also:		column, pillar
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		antenna tower, arcade, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, barbican, base, belfry, bell tower, campanile, caryatid, colonnade, colonnette, colossus, column, cupola, dado, derrick, die, dome, fire tower, footstalk, jack, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, newel-post, obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, peristyle, pier, pile, piling, pillar, pinnacle, plinth, pole, portico, post, pylon, pyramid, queen-post, shaft, skyscraper, socle, spire, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, standpipe, steeple, stem, stupa, subbase, surbase, telamon, television mast, tope, tour, tower, trunk, turret, upright, water tower, windmill tower