American Sign Language: "pillar" The right sign for pillar depends on what sort of pillar you are talking about. Often you can just use the sign for "support" to mean a "pillar" -- if the pillar you are talking about is used to support or hold something up. See: SUPPORT PILLAR (Version: large vertical cylinder, imposing tree trunk) Notes: My rather serious facial expression has to do with conveying the idea of something massive and imposing. This isn't the same as the "CHA!" mouth morpheme which means "very large." I'm not simply implying "largeness" here but rather I'm also implying solidity and sturdiness. PILLAR (Version: Smaller vertical cylinder, support beam, smaller tree trunk) Notes: In this version I hold my hands closer together and I use a mouth morpheme that indicates "smallness." Also see: POLE Also see: TREE You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "pillar"

The right sign for pillar depends on what sort of pillar you are talking about.
Often you can just use the sign for "support" to mean a "pillar" -- if the pillar you are talking about is used to support or hold something up.
See: SUPPORT

PILLAR (Version: large vertical cylinder, imposing tree trunk)

Notes: My rather serious facial expression has to do with conveying the idea of something massive and imposing. This isn't the same as the "CHA!" mouth morpheme which means "very large." I'm not simply implying "largeness" here but rather I'm also implying solidity and sturdiness.

PILLAR (Version: Smaller vertical cylinder, support beam, smaller tree trunk)

Notes: In this version I hold my hands closer together and I use a mouth morpheme that indicates "smallness."

Also see: POLE
Also see: TREE

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >