'Pilaster' definitions:
Definition of 'pilaster'
From: WordNet
noun
A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
Definition of 'Pilaster'
From: GCIDE
- Pilaster \Pi*las"ter\, n. [F. pilastre, It. pilastro, LL. pilastrum, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pillar.] (Arch.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b) ), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pilaster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- arcade,
- atlas,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banister,
- barbican,
- base,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- campanile,
- caryatid,
- colonnade,
- colonnette,
- colossus,
- column,
- cupola,
- dado,
- derrick,
- die,
- dome,
- fire tower,
- footstalk,
- jack,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- minaret,
- monument,
- newel-post,
- obelisk,
- observation tower,
- pagoda,
- pedestal,
- pedicel,
- peduncle,
- peristyle,
- pier,
- pile,
- piling,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- plinth,
- pole,
- portico,
- post,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- queen-post,
- shaft,
- skyscraper,
- socle,
- spire,
- staff,
- stalk,
- stanchion,
- stand,
- standard,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- stem,
- stupa,
- subbase,
- surbase,
- telamon,
- television mast,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- trunk,
- turret,
- upright,
- water tower,
- windmill tower