| Pillar (pillar) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pil"lar |
| [OE. pilerF.
pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius,
fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.] |
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.
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.
A portable ornamental
column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his
support to the church.
The center of the volta,
ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
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Having a
support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs; as, a pillar
drill.
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