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pilastre

pilastre is the obsolete form of pilaster.

Meaning of pilaster

Noun

pilaster (plural pilasters)

  1. (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
  2. (structural architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.

Forms of pilastre

pluralpilastres

Questions about pilastre

What is pilastre the obsolete form of?
Pilastre is the obsolete form of pilaster.

Words near pilastre in the dictionary

  1. pilasterlike
  2. pilasters
  3. pilastrade
  4. pilastraded
  5. pilastrades
  6. pilastre
  7. pilastres
  8. pilastric
  9. Pilat
  10. pilate
  11. pilates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pilastre (page history and authors); pilaster (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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