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