balu (balo)

[Native name.] A kind of wildcat, Felis sumatrana, native in Sumatra. Baluchi (ba-lö'chē), n. [Pers. Baluchi, Belu chi.] 1. A native or an inhabitant of Balu chi stan, a country lying to the east of Persia and between Afghanistan and the Arabian sea; specifically, a member of one of the tribes of Balu chi stan, a distinct race from the present dominant tribe, the Brahoes.-2. The language spoken by the Baluchis and by over 300,000 British subjects inhabiting Sind and the Panjāb. It belongs to the Iranic branch of the Aryan family of languages. It has no literature and written characters of its own, Arabic characters having been used for such works in Baluchi as have recently appeared. Also written Beloochee and Belooch . from rude resemblance in shape to a baluster of the conven tional type. baluster-stem (bal'us-tèr-stem), n. The stem of a goblet, chalice, or Baluster-shafts. St. Albans Cathedral, England. other similar ve el when of the bulging shape balustrade, characteristic of a baluster. balustrade (bal-us-trād'), n. [F. balustra It. bal a us trat a (= Sp. Pg. bal a us trad a ), a balus trade, prop. adj. fem., furnished with balusters, Balustrade.- From the Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Italy. member resting on a series of balusters; but, commonly, an ornamental railing or pierced parapet of any kind, whether serving as a barrier or merely as a decorative feature, and whether composed of balusters or not. Broad-basèd flights of marble stairs Ran up with golden balustrade . Tennyson , Arabian Nights. balustraded (bal-us-tra'ded), a . [ balustrade +-ed2.] Furnished with a balustrade or bal us trades. I like the balustraded terraces, the sun-proof laurel walks, the vases and statues. Lowell, Fireside Travels, p. 321.