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baltei

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bal⋅te⋅us

  [bal-tee-uhs, bawl-]
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–noun, plural -te⋅i  [-tee-ahy] .
1. (on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
2. (in an ancient Roman amphitheater) a horizontal walk dividing upper and lower tiers.
Origin:
< L: belt, girdle, said by the Romans to be of Etruscan orig.
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