A.railing or latticed partition, serving as the bar of the courts of law, the council-chamber, etc., Ar. V.380: mostly in pl., “ὑπερεπήδων τοὺς δ.” Id.Eq.675; “ὑπὸ τοῖς δ.” Id.V. 386; ἐπὶ τοῖς δ. ib.552, X HG2.3.55: sg., “δρυφάκτου τρόπῳ” Apollod. Poliorc.172.1.
2. hand-rail, Plb.1.22.6, 10.
3. balcony, Arist. Ath.50.2:—written δρύφρακτοι , Lib.Or.11.217. (By dissim. for δρύ-φρακτος （φράσσω), cf. Lib. l. c., Hellad. ap. Sch.Orib.2p.746D., Sch.Ar.Eq. l. c.)
