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baluster
n.
supporting post of a railing
Baluster
A
baluster— also called
spindle or
stair stick—is a moulded shaft, square or of
lathe-turned form, a form cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of
spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the
coping of a
parapet or the
handrail of a
staircase.
baluster
Noun
1. one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
(hypernym) support
(part-holonym) bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
baluster (de)
n.
baluster, supporting post of a railing, handrail
Baluster
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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