pillar.
A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
Meaning & usage
A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
Something resembling such a structure.
a pillar of smoke
An essential part of something that provides support.
He's a pillar of the community.
A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English piler, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pilāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pila (“a pillar, pier, mole”).
To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English piler, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pilāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pila (“a pillar, pier, mole”).
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