anta

English

/ˈæn.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antae (pilasters, jamb, square pilasters, wall posts of a temple).

Origin

Latin

antae

Gloss

pilasters, jamb, square pilasters, wall posts of a temple

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