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pilasterOne entry found. Main Entry: pi·las·ter Pronunciation: \pi-ˈlas-tər, ˈpī-ˌlas-\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro Date: 1575 : an upright architectural member that is rectangular in plan and is structurally a pier but architecturally treated as a column and that usually projects a third of its width or less from the wall
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