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  • noun Plural form of balcony.

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Examples

  • "Besides," Dora said, "when people are first married they always sit in balconies and look at the moon, or else at each other's eyes."

    New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

  • This is also a good plan with plants in balconies, to prevent the roots of the plants becoming dry and withered.

    The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845

  • Now that projecting simulcasts into various traffic intersections, sporting venues, and upper balconies is all the rage, San Francisco hasn’t missed an audio-visual beat.

    Archive 2007-09-01 2007

  • Now that projecting simulcasts into various traffic intersections, sporting venues, and upper balconies is all the rage, San Francisco hasn’t missed an audio-visual beat.

    Borodina at the bat 2007

  • Wish I could kep houseplants, but the down side of my balconies is a very dark flat – shaded by the balconies directly above.

    Blooms of February- GBBD « Fairegarden 2008

  • The former featured prominently in a bohemian cafe culture event in San Francisco where by activists marked portrayal of the future reputed high tide line on 2nd story 1st floor in Euro parlance balconies of buildings located a few feet above sea level themselves.

    Unthreaded #13 « Climate Audit 2007

  • Some were further guarded from prying eyes by sort of gridirons, politely called balconies, though, since the platform had been forgotten, and only the protecting railings were there hard up against the glass, the name was deceptive.

    The Good Comrade Una Lucy Silberrad 1913

  • The one on the right with the balconies is the old Board of

    All About Coffee 1909

  • The round facade hasn't changed a bit, the balconies are the same, though two floors have been added on top, from four in 1881 to the current six.

    The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897

  • Some of the passengers are waving from their state-room balconies, which is nice.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Jennifer Wells 2010

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