Baluster stem
a stem of a drinking gl-ss or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.
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a railing with supporting bal-sters. historical examples trembling so violently that he had to lean on the bal-strade for support, he told me. in kings’ byways stanley j. weyman i stood up reluctantly, and looked down over the bal-strade. it happened in egypt c. n. williamson the child seems to stand on a sort of […]
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- Bamako
a city in and the capital of mali: inland port on the niger river. republic of, a republic in w africa: formerly a territory of france; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). capital: bamako. historical examples your followers were in control for a time in mopti and bamako, but they’re falling away […]
- Bamah
bamah a height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the jews worshipped idols (ezek. 20:29). the plural is translated “high places” in num. 22:41 and ezek. 36:2. historical examples but the altar, it has recently been suggested, was rather a “bamah” (a high place) than a temple. philo-judaeus of alexandria norman […]
- Bambara
a mande language that is used as a trade language in the upper niger drainage basin in africa. a member of an agricultural, mande-speaking people of mali. historical examples the twelve chattering kroomen who were to go as far as the bambara country with the expedition were seated two in each canoe. the boy aviators […]