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bal·us·trade

   [bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd]
noun Architecture.
a railing with supporting balusters.
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Origin:
1635–45; < French balustre baluster + -ade -ade1; compare Spanish balaustrada, Italian balaustrata

Related forms
bal·us·trad·ed, adjective

Can be confused: baluster, balustrade, banister.
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the distinctively treated upper end of a column
an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the carved decoration of a window or other ornamentation
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  • The entire triplet is crossed by a bright green copper balustrade.
  • Balustrade staircase, restored period pieces, requisite dark wood.
  • Some staircases may have a closed stringer against the wall and open stringer with a balustrade on the opposite side.
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balustrade (ˈbæləˌstreɪd)
 
—n
an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters
 
[C17: from French, from balustrebaluster]

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balustrade
1640s, "row of balusters," from Fr. balustrade (17c.), from It. balaustrata "provided with balusters," from balaustro "pillar" (see baluster)
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balustrade

low screen formed by railings of stone, wood, metal, glass, or other materials and designed to prevent falls from roofs, balconies, terraces, stairways, and other elevated architectural elements

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