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A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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balusters
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister , banister , balustrade , handrail ]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of baluster English)
Usage examples of balusters.
The hundreds upon hundreds of glistening, vase-shaped balusters had been turned from a mellow yellow stone that seemed to glow from within.
I think, indeed I am almost sure, I had heard a noise like that the ghost was said to make, as of one walking in shoes too large: I saw a lady looking down over the balusters on the second-floor.
On a landing half way up the stair, stood Lady Florimel, peeping over the balusters, afraid to fix her eyes upon him lest she should make him look up.
Crouched low in the shadows at the head of the stairs, he had a clear view of Fletcher, and through the spindly carved balusters of the railing he could see the vast open space beyond the balcony.