banisters
bannisters
/ (ˈbænɪstəz) /
the railing and supporting balusters on a staircase; balustrade
Origin of banisters
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How to use banisters in a sentence
Even when bending down and looking through the banisters she could only see a part of the room.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerMaxfield stopped, hesitatingly, with his hand on the banisters at the top of the landing.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeToby came last, sliding down the banisters, and shouting in glee as he landed at the bottom.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshMappo soon learned to go up and down stairs very well indeed, and he liked nothing better than to slide down the banisters.
Mappo, the Merry Monkey | Richard BarnumI'd like to take him down by way of the banisters,—just give him one shove, and let him fly.
We Ten | Lyda Farrington Kraus
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