Balconies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.
     {Balconies} (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.
     balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.
     balken. See {Balk} beam.]
     1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building,
        usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a


        parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a
        projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony
        in a theater.
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     2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
        ships.
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     Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first
           syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
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