estrade
Americannoun
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a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
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a platform, as for a throne or bed of state.
noun
Etymology
Origin of estrade
1690–1700; < French < Spanish estrado part of a room in which a carpet is spread < Latin strātum; see stratum
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And so carpenters are hammering together a two-tiered, angled estrade out of used plywood that will be felted and draped in burgundy for the opening of the great drama next Tuesday.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as I could, I approached the Queen, who was sitting in one of the gilded chairs on the estrade which does duty for a throne, and told her of Nina's engagement.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
Just in the middle there was a high estrade, covered with red velvet, and a great gold baldaquin with Imperial eagles embroidered on it.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington
The answer vouchsafed to Mademoiselle St Pierre from the estrade was given in the gesticulation of a hand from behind the pyramid.
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Suddenly a slim, alert figure leaped upon the estrade and struck the desk sharply with a baton.
From A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds by Frank Boreham
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