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Definition of Balustrade

1. Noun. A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling.

Definition of Balustrade

1. n. A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

Definition of Balustrade

1. Noun. (architecture) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building. ¹

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Definition of Balustrade

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balustrade

Literary usage of Balustrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"It is the question of balustrade or none which seems to be one of style in ... The balustrade is essentially a part of the Italian manner (none the less so ..."

2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Thus, a Gothic balustrade will often consist of a long and narrow strip of Tracery ... RS balustrade ORDER. An order of baluster columns ; particularly the ..."

3. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1915)
"A few crockets and a thin balustrade are the only decorative features. The effect of the interior of St. Ouen (Fig. 126) is so different from that of the ..."

4. Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening: Illustrating the Architectural by John Arthur Hughes (1866)
"A balustrade should never be placed on the level as a separation, ... A balustrade cannot properly be placed on a ha! ha! unless the distance at which it ..."

5. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1915)
"A few crockets and a thin balustrade are the only decorative features. The effect of the interior of St. Ouen (Fig. 126) is so different from that of the ..."

6. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Wright Mitchell, Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"These figures of the balustrade, far superior to the frieze of the temple itself, may be placed ... A Nike from the balustrade of the Temple to Athena Nihe. ..."

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