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balcony 1. a platform projecting from the wall of a building with a balustrade or railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window 2. a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle 3. US and Canadian any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle balcony [′bal·kə·nē] (building construction) A deck which projects from a building wall above ground level. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On arriving at the square of the Hoogstraet, the man with the sallow face pushed the other behind an open shutter, from which corner he himself began to survey the balcony of the Town-hall. Opposite the lofty cathedral, reddened by the setting sun, on the stone balcony built above the porch of a rich Gothic house, which formed the angle of the square and the Rue du Parvis, several young girls were laughing and chatting with every sort of grace and mirth. A largish piece of the biscuit the Emperor was holding in his hand broke off, fell on the balcony parapet, and then to the ground. |
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