What is that part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column called?
trunk — (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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