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balustraded

[bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd] Origin

bal·us·trade

[bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd]
noun Architecture.
a railing with supporting balusters.

Origin:
1635–45; < French balustre baluster + -ade -ade1; compare Spanish balaustrada, Italian balaustrata

bal·us·trad·ed, adjective

baluster, balustrade, banister.
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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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