Balcony

balk′on-i (18th c., bal-kō′ni), n. a stage or platform projecting from the wall of a building within or without, supported by pillars or consoles, and surrounded with a balustrade or railing: in theatres, usually the gallery immediately above the dre circle.— n. Bal′conette , a miniature balcony.— adj. Bal′conied . [It. balcōne — balco , of Teut. origin; Old High Ger. balcho (Ger. balken ), Eng. Balk .]