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Components > Component by especific context > Furnishings components > Baluster (furnishing component)

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Baluster (furnishing component)  

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  • n. from French balustre, from Italian balaustro pillar resembling a pomegranate flower, ultimately from Greek balaustion. Small column, turned, square, or flat, supporting a rail; it consists of a foot, belly or bulging part, sometimes hemispherical, neck or throat and capital. For example, it might form some chair backs

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