单词 | baluster |
释义 | baluster/ˈbaləstə /noun 1A short decorative pillar forming part of a series supporting a rail or coping.Here, too were the louvres, the broad-based wooden benches, the curvilinear balusters supporting rails around polished wooden platforms....
1.1 [as modifier] (Of a furniture leg or other decorative item) having the form of a baluster: baluster legs in English oak...
OriginEarly 17th century: from French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaust(r)a 'wild pomegranate flower' (via Latin from Greek balaustion), so named because part of the pillar resembles the curving calyx tube of the flower. Rhymes |
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