balustrade
nounEtymology
Unadapted borrowing from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata (“with balusters”), from balaustro (“baluster”), from balausta (“wild pomegranate flower”), via Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic, compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open pomegranate flower. Also see baluster.
- derived from βαλαύστιον
- derived from balaustium
Definitions
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a…
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
- So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]
- The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.
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