banister
a baluster.
Sometimes banisters. the balustrade of a staircase.
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Origin of banister
1- Also ban·nis·ter .
Words that may be confused with banister
- baluster, balustrade, banister
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How to use banister in a sentence
I woke the next morning and saw an actual sunbeam gleaming brightly onto the wooden banister outside my window.
“I saw one man, he got tired, and he went over to the banister and he jumped off and killed himself,” she says.
Fearing to lose his way, he bawls over the banister, and through the corridors, “Is any one there?”
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThe hall was as black as a dungeon, but by groping around she found the banister rail, and so made her way upstairs.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn WellsNicole turned to see her father climbing up the stairs, pulling himself along on the banister and leaning on his walking stick.
Shaman | Robert Shea
With a startled cry he lunged forward, clutching at the banister to steady his blundering descent.
Ralestone Luck | Andre NortonConvulsively grasping the banister with both hands, his broad shoulders formed a mighty buttress against the pressing flood.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
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