[ pɪ'lastə ]
■ noun a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr. pilastre , from Ital. pilastro or med. L. pilastrum , from L. pila 'pillar'.
[ pɪ'lastə ]
■ noun a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr. pilastre , from Ital. pilastro or med. L. pilastrum , from L. pila 'pillar'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004