Pilaster in French
In French
le pilastre
Plural: pilastres
Definition
Definition in EnglishA shallow rectangular projection from a wall, shaped like a column and often decorated at its top and base.
Definition in FrenchSaillie rectangulaire sur un mur, en forme de colonne.
Example sentences
La peinture s’écaille sur ce pilastre ; on voit la couleur plus ancienne dessous.
The paint is coming off that pilaster; you can see the older colour underneath.
Pendant les travaux, ils ont trouvé des fleurs sculptées en haut d’un pilastre.
During the repairs, they found carved flowers at the top of a pilaster.