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1. Estrade, footpace, halpace, or platform in a banqueting-hall on which a high table is situated.
2. Any similar platform, as in a lecture-theatre.
3. The high table itself.
4. Canopy over such a table or platform.
5. Tester or protective top over a throne, etc.
1. Estrade, footpace, halpace, or platform in a banqueting-hall on which a high table is situated.
2. Any similar platform, as in a lecture-theatre.
3. The high table itself.
4. Canopy over such a table or platform.
5. Tester or protective top over a throne, etc.
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