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balustrade (en)

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

Highlighted phrases

balustrade


Speak, Memory (An Autobiography Revisited)
by Vladimir Nabokov

Speak, Memory (An Autobiography Revisited)
by Vladimir Nabokov

Speak, Memory (An Autobiography Revisited)
by Vladimir Nabokov


slide along the balustrade down to the second story

—p.89 by Vladimir Nabokov
notable
7 years ago

The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer

The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer

The Complete Short Stories
by Franz Kafka, Nahum N. Glatzer


a servant who may lean against the balustrade

—p.474 The Test (473) by Franz Kafka
notable
9 years, 1 month ago

If people must build such huge squares from sheer wantonness, why don't they build a balustrade across them as well?

—p.37 Description of a Struggle (9) by Franz Kafka
confirm
9 years, 1 month ago

The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje


She leans over the balustrade

—p.32 In Near Ruins (25) by Michael Ondaatje
notable
3 years, 6 months ago

The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner

The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner

The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner


the geometry of its balustrade

—p.362 by Rachel Kushner
notable
6 years, 9 months ago

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
by Raymond Carver

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
by Raymond Carver

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
by Raymond Carver


over the ironwork balustrade

—p.229 Will You Please be Quiet, Please? (227) by Raymond Carver
notable
6 years, 10 months ago