pilaster
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Study of the top of the Pilaster next the Castelbarco Tomb.
From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
Study of the base of the same Pilaster, and connected Facade.
From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
Pilaster, pi-las′tėr, n. a square column, partly built into, partly projecting from a wall.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The compartments are divided by a shallow Buttress or Pilaster Strip.
From The Seven Periods of English Architecture Defined and Illustrated by Sharpe, Edmund
Pilaster projections bearing nicely delineated leaf ornaments above the corners of the overmantel panel tie into corresponding projections in the cornice and unify the whole construction.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank
Vocabulary lists containing pilaster
The Namesake
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Novel Study: The Namesake, Chapters 5–7
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