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Baluster   Listen
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Baluster  n.  (Corrupted into banister)  (Arch.) 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.






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"Baluster" Quotes from Famous Books



... her mother,' said Louis, hanging over the baluster, so as to look straight down into the hall; and both were silent, till Mrs. Frost exclaimed, 'My dear, dear child, it is an excellent choice! You must be ...
— Dynevor Terrace (Vol. I) - or, The Clue of Life • Charlotte M. Yonge

... crossing. He soon came in front of a Virginia tavern with the usual "stoops" or low porches in front, above, and below. Grant was seated on the upper "stoop," resting his chin on his folded arms, which were on the rail of a baluster. He was smoking a cigar, and doubtless casting his eyes on the situation across the river. He then looked happy, contented, and unconcerned. He did not change when Wright exhibited, by word and act, great solicitude for the fate of the cavalry. When ...
— Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 • Joseph Warren Keifer

... Some girls who were peeping over the baluster hurried away at their approach. Mrs. Florence shook her ...
— What Katy Did At School • Susan Coolidge

... struck them both. They leant out. Below them, a ladder stood against the front of the house, resting on the first floor. A glimmer lit up the stone balcony. And another man, who was also carrying something, bestrode the baluster, slid down the ladder and ran away by the same road as ...
— The Hollow Needle • Maurice Leblanc



Words linked to "Baluster" :   banister, bannister, handrail, support, balustrade, balusters



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