Definitions
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]”
“The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Stair railing”10 letters
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