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baluster

[ bal-uh-ster ]

noun

  1. Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
  2. balusters, a balustrade.
  3. any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.


baluster

/ ˈæəə /

noun

  1. any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck

    a baluster goblet stem

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of baluster1

1595–1605; < French, Middle French balustre < Italian balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ultimately < Latin balaustium < Greek úپDz pomegranate flower
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of baluster1

C17: from French balustre , from Italian balaustro pillar resembling a pomegranate flower, ultimately from Greek balaustion
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Have you ever wondered why your deck railing balusters don’t look so bad?

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The primary bedroom suite can be reached by going down a spiral staircase with wrought-iron balusters created by Patrick Cardine, an acclaimed blacksmith and designer whose work can be seen at Washington National Cathedral.

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They raised the railing on the stairs by replicating and lengthening the balusters.

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They are designed for a baluster style of railing with pickets and can’t be used with all railing types.

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The building still has a pair of wide elliptical stairways that still have their original walnut handrails, round newel posts and turned balusters.

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