balustrade

[ bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd ]
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nounArchitecture.
  1. a railing with supporting balusters.

Origin of balustrade

1
1635–45; <French balustrebaluster + -ade-ade1; compare Spanish balaustrada,Italian balaustrata

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  • bal·us·trad·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for balustrade

balustrade

/ (ˈbæləˌstreɪd) /


noun
  1. an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters

Origin of balustrade

1
C17: from French, from balustre baluster

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