pillar
111pillar-box red — pillˈar box red noun The traditional bright red colour of British pillar boxes (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑pillar …
112pillar of society — {n. phr.} A leading figure who contributes to the support and the well being of his/her society; a person of irreproachable character. * /Mrs. Brown, the director of our classical symphony fund, is a true pillar of society./ …
113pillar to post — See: FROM PILLAR TO POST …
114pillar of society — {n. phr.} A leading figure who contributes to the support and the well being of his/her society; a person of irreproachable character. * /Mrs. Brown, the director of our classical symphony fund, is a true pillar of society./ …
115pillar to post — See: FROM PILLAR TO POST …
116pillar block — Pillow Pil low, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.] 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [1913 Webster] [Resty sloth] finds the …
117pillar-box — noun Date: 1858 British a pillar shaped mailbox …
118pillar-and-breast — /pil euhr euhn brest /, adj. Mining. room and pillar. * * * …
119pillar box — Brit. a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox. Also called pillar post. [1855 60] * * * …
120pillar and scroll shelf clock — wooden shelf clock mass produced in the United States from the second decade of the 19th century onward. The rectangular case is topped by a scroll broken in the centre by an ornament such as an urn; on either side of the case is a vertical… …