baluster stem

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noun

a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.

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Origin of baluster stem

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby baluster stem

Baluchistan States, baluchithere, balun, baluster, baluster measure, baluster stem, balustrade, Balzac, Balzac, Honoré de, bam, bama

How to use baluster stem in a sentence

Republican legislatures are looking for any way to stem the tide, and religious exemptions are one way to do that.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’|Jay Michaelson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The researchers first isolated a set of cells known as neural stem cells (NSCs) from the brains of rats.
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In part, it may stem from what looks like an increasingly “political” Court.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Levels With Us on Why She’s Not Retiring|Jeff Greenfield|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seager writes about being threatened by a patient with a shank carved out of an eyeglass stem.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane|Caitlin Dickson|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Anti-vaxxers and anti-stem cell-ers come together, thanks to a recent paper linking autism to vaccines that use stem cells.
No, Stem Cells Don't Cause Autism|Kent Sepkowitz|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The upper part of the stem is usually unbranched, but whorls of branches occur towards the base.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
As he spoke he wedged himself between Grandfather Mole and the stem of the toadstool umbrella.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
A mushir (marshal) would find it derogatory to his dignity to smoke out of a stem less than two yards in length.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The Chukchees use a pipe similar to those of the Eskimo, but with a much larger and shorter stem.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.