banisters

/ ˈbænɪstəz /

plural noun

1. the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade

Word History and Origins

Origin of banisters¹

C17: altered from baluster

Example Sentences

Even when bending down and looking through the banisters she could only see a part of the room.

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Maxfield stopped, hesitatingly, with his hand on the banisters at the top of the landing.

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Toby came last, sliding down the banisters, and shouting in glee as he landed at the bottom.

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Mappo soon learned to go up and down stairs very well indeed, and he liked nothing better than to slide down the banisters.

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I'd like to take him down by way of the banisters,—just give him one shove, and let him fly.

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