balustrade
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balustrade
- /ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd/ UK
- /ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/ US
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
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.
noun balustrades
- 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. So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]
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noun row of balusters
| Español | balaustrada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 난간 nan'gan |
| 日本語 | 手摺 tesuri, 手すり tesuri, 欄干 rankan |
| 中文 | 欄杆 lángān |
| हिन्दी | कटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare, जंगला jaṅglā, जंगले jaṅgle |
| Português | balaustrada |
| Français | balustrade |
| Deutsch | Balustrade |
| Italiano | balaustra, balaustrata, ringhiera |
| Ελληνικά | κιγκλίδωμα kigklídoma, μπαλούστρο baloústro, μπαλουστράδα baloustráda |
| Română | balustradă |
| Русский | балюстра́да baljustráda |
| עברית | מעקה maaké |
Talk about this word "balustrade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balustrade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. balustrade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balustrade "balustrade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balustrade.Cite this
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title = {balustrade},
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