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baluster
[bal-uh-ster]
noun
Architecture.any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
balusters, a balustrade.
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
baluster
/ ˈæəə /
noun
any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
adjective
(of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck
a baluster goblet stem
Other 51Թ Forms
- balustered adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of baluster1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of baluster1
Example Sentences
Have you ever wondered why your deck railing balusters don’t look so bad?
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.
They raised the railing on the stairs by replicating and lengthening the balusters.
They are designed for a baluster style of railing with pickets and can’t be used with all railing types.
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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