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noun
A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French lisse, from Latin licium (“thread, loop”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
