(n)second small portico projecting from the main one, See Also:balcony, second projecting portico, Unit:มุข, Thai Definition:มุขที่ยื่นออกมาจากหน้ามุขใหญ่
n.; pl.Balconies [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ “The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.” Smart (1836). [ 1913 Webster ]
[えんがわ, engawa](n) (1) (See 縁・えん・6) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor; (2) (縁側 only) (See 担鰭骨) bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); (P)[Add to Longdo]