Pillar
101pillar saint — Stylite Sty lite, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}. [1913 Webster] …
102Pillar tomb — A pillar tomb is a monumental grave the central feature of which is a single, prominent pillar or column, often made of stone. A number of world cultures incorporated pillars into tomb structures, notably the ancient Greek colony of Lycia in… …
103Pillar Box War — The Pillar Box WarFact|date=May 2008 refers to a number ofFact|date=May 2008 politically motivated acts of vandalism against post boxes in Scotland during the early 1950s in a dispute over the correct title of the new British monarch, Queen… …
104Pillar of Fire — ▪ American religion a white Holiness church of Methodist antecedence that was organized (1901) in Denver, Colo., U.S., as the Pentecostal Union by Alma Bridwell White (White, Alma Bridwell), who married a Methodist minister. Her… …
105pillar cells — elongated supporting cells found in the organ of Corti in a double row (inner and outer pillar c s), with their heads joined and their bases on the basilar membrane widely separated so as to form a tunnel (inner tunnel or canal of Corti) that… …
106pillar and post — Cockney Rhyming Slang 1. Ghost Looks like he s seen a pillar 2. Host Who s the pillar and post for tonight? …
107pillar con las manos en la masa — sorprender in fraganti; descubrir malhechores en pleno ilícito; cf. pillar chanchito, pillar; los pillaron con las manos en la masa: comiéndose lo que quedaba del postre , llegaron los padres de la Carmen y nos pillaron con las manos en la masa:… …
108pillar chanchito — sorprender in fraganti; descubrir malhechores en pleno ilícito; cf. pillar con las manos en la masa, chanchito, pillar; lo pillaron chanchito robándose la mercancía , los pillé chanchito; estaban tirando de lo lindo en el sofá los perlas …
109pillar to post — If a person, usually someone in difficulty, goes from pillar to post, they move constantly from place to place. When the factory closed down, Benny moved from pillar to post in search of a new job …
110pillar-and-breast — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : bord and pillar * * * /pil euhr euhn brest /, adj. Mining. room and pillar …
