Masculine
balaustro
Meaning
- (masculine) baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade, for example in a handrail or parapet
- (masculine) the round part on the side of a Ionic column capital
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Etymology
From Latin balaustium (“flower of the wild pomegranate”), from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower.
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