Column

kol'um, n. {Arch.) A cylindrical support for a roof, ceiling, etc., composed of Dase, shaft, and capital; a pillar. {Mil.) A body of troops in files with a narrow front. (JVaut.) A body of ships in line, so as to follow in succe ion. (Print.) Figures, ) words, or lines set perpendicularly one above another. — Colum'nar, a. Formed in or like, etc. — Columella, -la, n. {Bot.) An Colter, axis, supporting the carpels of some fruits; the stem in mo es, which is the axis of the capsule.