pi‧las‧ter /pəˈlæstə, pɪˈlæstə $ -ər/
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
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