balaustro.
baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade, for example in a handrail or parapet
Meaning & usage
baluster, each of the pillars in a balustrade, for example in a handrail or parapet
the round part on the side of a Ionic column capital
Where this word comes from
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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