balustrade, ball us trade

[In Sw. & Dan. ball us trade; Dut. & Fr. balus. trade; Sp. bal a us trad a; Port. bal a us trad a, ba laustada; Ital. bal a us trat a.) [BALUSTER.] BALUSTRADE. Arch.: A range of small pillars called balusters, resting on a plinth, and supporting a coping, cornice, or rail. They are frequently employed to form a parapet around a flat roofed building, or along the sides of a bridge, terrace, staircase, or balcony, or to fence round an altar or a font. The material most IMG:content-1028.png:[blocks in formation] of a bailiff. " Balyship , bali at us."- Prompt . Parv.