Banister

banister

[′ban·ə·stər]

(building construction)

A handrail for a staircase.

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Banister

A slender pillar turned on a lathe, used to support the handrail of a stair.

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baluster, banister

baluster, 3

baluster, 1

1. One of a number of short vertical members, often circular in section, used to support a stair handrail or a coping.

2. (pl.) A balustrade.

3. The roll forming the side of an Ionic capital; a bolster, pulvinus.

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banister

1. A handrail for a staircase.

2. A baluster.

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