Baluster

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of the upright, usually rounded or vase-shaped supports of a balustrade.
  • n. An upright support, such as a furniture leg, having a similar shape.
  • n. One of the supporting posts of a handrail.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See balustrade.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture and building, a small upright member made in a great variety of forms, but typically strongly swelled outward at some point between the base and the top or capital, and commonly vase- or urn-shaped, used in series to support the rail of a railing or balustrade.
  • n. In architecture, the lateral part of the volute of the Ionic capital. Also bolster.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    support   
    Variant
    balustrade    banister   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    post    banister   
    Same Context
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