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
Example Sentences
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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
At his estrade I paused, just in front; of course I was not worthy of immediate attention: he proceeded with his lesson.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
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 Brontë, Charlotte
And there was that blow on his temple to keep up the error, which I know now must have been done against the estrade.
From Elster's Folly by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
Something—either in my continued silence or in the movement of my hand, stitching—transported M. Emanuel beyond the last boundary of patience; he actually sprang from his estrade.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
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