Word of the Day for Saturday, November 29, 2008
balustrade \BAL-uh-strayd; bal-uh-STRAYD\, noun:
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
I wonder if the B.O. children will be seen sliding down the balustrades of the White House.
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
by 1644, "row of balusters," from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata "provided with balusters," from balaustro "pillar," from balausta "flower of the wild pomegranate," from Greek balaustion (perhaps of Semitic origin, cf. Aramaic balatz "flower of the wild pomegranate"). Staircase uprights had lyre-like double curves, like the calyx tube of the pomegranate flower.
balustrade \BAL-uh-strayd; bal-uh-STRAYD\, noun:
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
I wonder if the B.O. children will be seen sliding down the balustrades of the White House.
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
by 1644, "row of balusters," from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata "provided with balusters," from balaustro "pillar," from balausta "flower of the wild pomegranate," from Greek balaustion (perhaps of Semitic origin, cf. Aramaic balatz "flower of the wild pomegranate"). Staircase uprights had lyre-like double curves, like the calyx tube of the pomegranate flower.
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