balconet

noun

bal·​co·​net

variants or balconette

¦balkə¦net

plural -s

: a railing or balustrade on the outside of a window and in the form of a balcony

Word History

Etymology

balcony + -et, -ette

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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