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banister
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baluster
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banister
banister vs. baluster
banister
[
ban
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uh
-ster ]
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noun
a baluster.
the balustrade of a staircase.
baluster
[
bal
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uh
-ster ]
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noun
any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
a balustrade.
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.