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pī̆lē̆r(e
n.
Additional spellings:
pilere
120 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A pillar or column, either weight-bearing or free-standing; a pedestal;
tre piler, piler of tre
, a wooden pillar or post; (b)
fig.
a source of support, a supporter; the beam in the eye as referred…
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