pilaster capital

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• Pilaster — (Wandpfeiler), nach den Verhältnissen der Säulen sich richtende viereckige Pfeiler, welche mit einer Wand verbunden sind u. aus dieser mehr od. weniger herausstehen. Treten sie so weit hervor, als ihre Breite beträgt, so heißen sie Anten (s.d.).… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• capital — cap i*tal (k[a^]p [i^]*tal), n. [Cf. L. capitellum and capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau, OF. capitel. See {chief}, and cf. {cattle}, {chattel}, {chapiter}, {chapter}.] 1. (Arch.) The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• capital — capital1 [kap′ət l] adj. [ME & OFr < L capitalis, of the head < caput, HEAD] 1. involving or punishable by death (originally by decapitation) [a capital offense] 2. most important or most serious; principal; chief [a capital virtue] 3. of… …   English World dictionary

• Pilaster — Pi*las ter, n. [F. pilastre, It. pilastro, LL. pilastrum, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pillar}.] (Arch.) An upright architectural member right angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See {Pier}, 1 (b) ), but architecturally corresponding to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pilaster — [pi las′tər] n. [Fr pilastre < It pilastro < L pila, a pile, column] a rectangular support or pier projecting partially from a wall and treated architecturally as a column, with a base, shaft, and capital …   English World dictionary

• Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… …   Wikipedia

• capital — capital1 capitalness, n. /kap i tl/, n. 1. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.: Tokyo is the capital of Japan. 2. a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity: New York is… …   Universalium

• Capital (architecture) — Ionic capital, from the temple of Athena Polias, Priene, Ionia, in a 19th century engraving In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, head ) forms the topmost member of a column (or pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load… …   Wikipedia

• pilaster — /pi las teuhr/, n. Archit. a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column. [1565 75; PILE1 (in obs. sense pillar ) + ASTER1, modeled on It pilastro or ML pilastrum] * * * …   Universalium

• capital — I. noun Etymology: Middle English capitale, from Anglo French capital, capitel, from Late Latin capitellum small head, top of column, diminutive of Latin capit , caput head more at head Date: 13th century the uppermost member of a column or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• capital — I cap•i•tal [[t]ˈkæp ɪ tl[/t]] n. 1) gov the city or town that is the official seat of government of a country, state, etc 2) cvb a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field: the dance capital[/ex] 3) pri capital letter 4) bus the… …   From formal English to slang