baluster
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
balusters, a balustrade.
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
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Origin of baluster
1Other words from baluster
- bal·us·tered, adjective
Words that may be confused with baluster
- baluster , balustrade, banister
Words Nearby baluster
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How to use baluster in a sentence
This hall the same colour,” said I, “with the rails of the baluster in the cream white of the trim.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonFred was quite willing, for his curiosity was excited; so, seizing the baluster with both hands, he gave it a twist.
Crown and Sceptre | George Manville FennThe young girl became yet whiter; a moment she clung to the baluster; then started to descend the stairs.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamHe grasped the baluster-rail, and stood wildly clinging, like a shipwrecked sailor to a mast.
The Honorable Percival | Alice Hegan RiceShe had partly descended the staircase and she stopped, leaning against the baluster and smiling up at him.
The Real Thing and Other Tales | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for baluster
/ (ˈbæləstə) /
any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
(of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck: a baluster goblet stem
Origin of baluster
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