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baluster
(redirected from Balustrading)

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baluster
1. any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
2. (of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck

baluster [′bal·ə·stər]
(building construction)
A post which supports a handrail and encloses the open sections of a stairway.


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nbsp;views over the fjord, a 600m sheer drop below, uninterrupted by the niceties of balustrading.
The ornamental steps and balustrading near the river gives the place an Italian appearance and when the visitor shall have finished his visit, he will no doubt come to the conclusion, that the grounds, when they shall have bee// perfected, will be the beau ideal of one of the many palatial estates that dot the shores of the Italian lakes.
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