Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Baluster \Bal"us*ter\, n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L.
balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr.
balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.]
(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}. [Corrupted into
{banister}.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Banister \Ban"is*ter\, n. [A corruption of baluster.]
1. A baluster.
[1913 Webster]
2. (sing. or pl.) The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly
used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the
singular. [Also spelled {bannister}.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding
hard on the banisters. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
banister
n 1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent
people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister},
{balustrade}, {balusters}, {handrail}]
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