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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pi·las·ter /pɪˈlæstɚ/
 壁柱

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 pi·las·ter /pɪˈlæstɚ/ 名詞
 壁柱

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pi·las·ter n.  Arch. An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pilaster
      n : a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of
          its width from the wall to which it is attached