balustrade

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English

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A balustrade

Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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balustrade (plural balustrades)

  1. 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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbaː.lyˈstraː.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lus‧tra‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

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balustrade f (plural balustrades or balustraden, diminutive balustradetje n)

  1. balustrade
  2. (by extension) railing
    Synonym: reling

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed into Middle French from Italian balaustrata.

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Noun

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balustrade f (plural balustrades)

  1. (architecture) balustrade [from 16th c.]

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch balustrade, from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata.

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balustrade (first-person possessive balustradeku, second-person possessive balustrademu, third-person possessive balustradenya)

  1. (architecture) balustrade: 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.
    Synonym: pegangan

Norman

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Noun

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balustrade f (plural balustrades)

  1. (Jersey, architecture) balustrade