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pillar

33 ENTRIES FOUND:

1pil·lar

noun \ˈpi-lər\

Definition of PILLAR

1
a : a firm upright support for a superstructure : post b : a usually ornamental column or shaft; especially : one standing alone for a monument
2
a : a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part <a pillar of society> b : a fundamental precept <the five pillars of Islam>
3
: a solid mass of coal, rock, or ore left standing to support a mine roof
4
: a body part that resembles a column
pil·lar·less adjective
from pillar to post
: from one place or one predicament to another

Examples of PILLAR

  1. <the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops>
  2. <my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis>

Origin of PILLAR

Middle English piler, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

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