different between piaster vs pilaster

English

Noun

piaster (plural piasters)

1. Alternative spelling of piastre
2. the subdivision of the South Sudanese pound, equal to 1/100 of a pound

Anagrams

• @ parties, Pirates, Prestia, airstep, eartips, parties, pastier, piastre, pirates, praties, rapiest, raspite, tapiser, traipse

English

Alternative forms

• pilastre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro. Equivalent to pillar +? -aster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??last?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??læst?/

Noun

pilaster (plural pilasters)

1. (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
2. (structural architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.

Translations

See also

• buttress

Anagrams

• pilastre, plaister, plaiters, replaits

Dutch

Alternative forms

• pylaster (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pilastre, from Italian pilastro, from Latin pilastrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pi?l?s.t?r/
• Hyphenation: pi?las?ter
• Rhymes: -?st?r

Noun

pilaster m (plural pilasters, diminutive pilastertje n)

1. pilaster, rectangular half column

Hypernyms

• halfpilaar
• halfzuil

Related terms

• pilaar

Polish

Etymology

From French pilastre, from Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?i?la.st?r/

Noun

pilaster m inan

1. (architecture) pilaster (column attached to the wall)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) pilastrowy

Further reading

• pilaster in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• pilaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN