BALCONIES
Noun
balconies
plural of balcony
Source: Wiktionary
BALCONY
Bal"co*ny, n.; pl. Balconies. Etym: [It. balcone; cf. It. balco,
palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, pa, beam, G. balken. See Balk
beam.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable
within these twenty years." Smart (1836).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition