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balustrade
[ bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a railing with supporting balusters.
balustrade
/ ˈbæləˌstreɪd /
noun
- an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters
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Other Words From
- balus·traded adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of balustrade1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of balustrade1
C17: from French, from balustre baluster
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Example Sentences
They had been hanging over the low balustrade, engaged in a heart-to-heart talk with two pretty Quartier brunettes.
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Narrow winding staircases in the interior lead to the top, upon which a small platform, with a balustrade a foot high, is erected.
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Nearer came the feet, and I peered between the interstices of the screening balustrade.
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The terrace was walled with creamy stone, and railed about by a heavy balustrade of white magnesian limestone.
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The hideous figure of Peter the Hermit re-appeared above the balustrade.
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