Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BAL'CO-NY, n. [Fr. balcon; It. balcone; Sp. balcon; Port. balcam; probably a jutting, as in bulk, belly; W. balc. In Pers. نَالكَنه balkanah, is a cancellated window.]

In architecture, a projection in front of a house; a frame of wood, iron or stone, or other building, supported by columns, pillars or consoles, and encompassed with a balustrade. Balconies are common before windows. – Encyc.