英语词汇“pillar-root”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

pillar-root

释义

pillar /pilˈər/

noun

A detached support, not necessarily cylindrical or of classical proportions (architecture)
A structure of similar form erected as a monument, ornament, object of worship, etc
A tall upright rock
A mass of coal or rock left in a mine to support the roof
Anything in the form of a column
A supporting post
The post supporting a bicycle saddle
(in a car) a vertical column of bodywork, eg the door pillar separating the front and rear doors
A cylinder holding the plates of a watch or clock in position
A pillarbox
Someone who, or anything that, sustains

ORIGIN: OFr piler (Fr pilier), from LL pīlāre, from L pīla a pillar

pillˈarist noun

(also pillˈar-saint) an ascetic living on the top of a pillar, a stylite

pillar box noun

A short hollow pillar for posting letters in

pillˈar-box red noun

The traditional bright-red colour of British pillar boxes (also adjective)

pillˈar-root noun

A supporting root descending from a branch

from pillar to post

Pillars of Islam

The five major Islamic duties, ie the statement of faith, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage to Mecca

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