pi ‧ las ‧ ter /pəˈlæstə, pɪˈlæstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: pilastre , from Italian , from Latin pila ; ⇨ ↑ pillar ]
a flat square ↑ column attached to the wall of a building for decoration
pi ‧ las ‧ ter /pəˈlæstə, pɪˈlæstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: pilastre , from Italian , from Latin pila ; ⇨ ↑ pillar ]
a flat square ↑ column attached to the wall of a building for decoration
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012