What is a ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.] called?
balloon — (Arch.) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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