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noun
1.
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
2.
balusters, a balustrade.
3.
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
Origin:
1595–1605; < French, Middle French balustre < Italian balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ultimately < Latin balaustium < Greek balaústion pomegranate flower
1595–1605; < French, Middle French balustre < Italian balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ultimately < Latin balaustium < Greek balaústion pomegranate flower
Related forms
bal·us·tered, adjective
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Baluster
is always a great word to know.
So is pavilion. Does it mean:
| a projecting element of a fa?ade, used especially at the center or at each end and usually treated so as to suggest a tower |
| a railing with supporting balusters or posts |
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Word Origin & History
baluster
"support for a railing," c.1600, from Fr. balustre, from It. balaustro "pillar," from balausta "flower of the wild pomegranate," from Gk. balaustion (perhaps of Sem. origin, cf. Aram. balatz "flower of the wild pomegranate"). Staircase uprights had lyre-like double curves, like the calyx tube of the
EXPAND pomegranate flower.
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