balustrade en · NOUN
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 45:So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]
1820, John Keats, “Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil. A Story from Boccaccio.”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC, stanza XXIII, page 60:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| balustrades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (67)
uk балюстра́да (row of balusters) · yue 欄杆 (row of balusters) · ota پرمقلق (row of balusters) · da balustrade (row of balusters) · it ringhiera (row of balusters) · cs balustráda (row of balusters) · cmn 欄杆 (row of balusters) · is brjóstrið (row of balusters) · it balaustrata (row of balusters) · el μπαλούστρο (row of balusters) · sl balustrada (row of balusters) · el μπαλουστράδα (row of balusters) · bg балюстра́да (row of balusters) · pl balustrada (row of balusters) · nrf balustrade (row of balusters) · is rimlahandrið (row of balusters) · et balustraad (row of balusters) · it balaustra (row of balusters) · ca balustrada (row of balusters) · nb balustrade (row of balusters) · be балюстра́да (row of balusters) · hu mellvéd (row of balusters) · sh о̏града (row of balusters) · is grindverk (row of balusters) · eo balustrado (row of balusters) · fr balustrade (row of balusters) · ja 欄干 (row of balusters) · sq balustradë (row of balusters) · ka ბალუსტრადა (row of balusters) · fi balustradi (row of balusters) · tl palababahan (row of balusters) · tr korkuluk (row of balusters) · lt baliustrada (row of balusters) · is rimlagirðing (row of balusters) · sv balustrad (row of balusters) · hy ճաղաշար (row of balusters) · ko 난간 (row of balusters) · hi जंगला (row of balusters) · es balaustrada (row of balusters) · id balustrade (row of balusters) · gd stùc-shread (row of balusters) · hi कटघरा (row of balusters) · ko 란간 (row of balusters) · hi जंगले (row of balusters) · hu balusztrád (row of balusters) · fa دارابزین (row of balusters) · he מעקה (row of balusters) · nn balustrade (row of balusters) · sh ȍgrada (row of balusters) · is handrið (row of balusters) · ja 手すり (row of balusters) · mk балустрада (row of balusters) · eu balaustrada (row of balusters) · ja 手摺 (row of balusters) · lv balustrāde (row of balusters) · nl balustrade (row of balusters) · gl balaustrada (row of balusters) · sk balustrada (row of balusters) · de Balustrade (row of balusters) · io balustrado (row of balusters) · el κιγκλίδωμα (row of balusters) · pt balaustrada (row of balusters) · hi कटघरे (row of balusters) · ga balastráid (row of balusters) · ru балюстра́да (row of balusters) · is súlnabrjóstrið (row of balusters) · ro balustradă (row of balusters)