Baluster

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One of the upright, usually rounded or vase-shaped supports of a balustrade.
  • noun. An upright support, such as a furniture leg, having a similar shape.
  • noun. One of the supporting posts of a handrail.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In architecture and building, a small upright member made in a great variety of forms, but typically strongly swelled outward at some point between the base and the top or capital, and commonly vase- or urn-shaped, used in series to support the rail of a railing or balustrade.
  • noun. In architecture, the lateral part of the volute of the Ionic capital. Also bolster.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
    • Word Usage
    "There was also an little piece of home in one of the display cases: An original baluster from the Louis Sullivan designed Carson Pirie Scott building in Chicago."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    support  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Ponce  adamantite  bagginess  clothyard  comb-over  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    banister  post  
    variant
    balustrade  banister  
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