estrade

[ e-strahd ]

noun

1. a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
2. a platform, as for a throne or bed of state.

estrade

/ ɪsˈtrɑːd /

noun

1. a dais or raised platform

Word History and Origins

Origin of estrade¹

1690–1700; < French < Spanish estrado part of a room in which a carpet is spread < Latin strātum; stratum

Word History and Origins

Origin of estrade¹

C17: from French, from Spanish estrado carpeted floor, from Latin: stratum

Example Sentences

And there was that blow on his temple to keep up the error, which I know now must have been done against the estrade.

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In the Levant the estrade of a divan is called Sopha (Blondel), from which comes our “sofa.”

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We crossed the chapel to reach the estrade on which stood the Corps Diplomatique.

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The hotel is owned and managed by M. Estrade, who has had a long experience in this class of business.

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The King and Queen enter and take their places on a high estrade covered with a crimson velvet baldaquin.

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