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PILLARED
pillared
(adjective) having pillars; “the pillared portico”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pillared (not comparable)
Having pillars.
Etymology 2
Verb
pillared
simple past tense and past participle of pillar (verb)
Anagrams
• delapril, depillar, pallider
Source: Wiktionary
Pil"lared, a.
Definition: Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or pillars. "The pillared arches." Sir W. Scott. "Pillared flame." Thomson.
PILLAR
Pil"lar, n. Etym: [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.]
1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament. Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. Gen. xxxv. 20. The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood. Dryden.
2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. "You are a well-deserving pillar." Shak. By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. Milton.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.] Skelton.
4. (Man.)
Definition: The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward. [Colloq.] -- Pillar saint. See Stylite.
– Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces, 1.
Pil"lar, a. (Mach.)
Definition: Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar drill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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