bannisters

/ (ˈbænɪstəz) /

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pl n

a variant spelling of banisters

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Words nearby bannisters

bannerman, bannerol, bannerstone, Banning, bannister, bannisters, Bannister's disease, bannock, Bannockburn, banns, banoffee

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How to use bannisters in a sentence

Lechmere slid down the bannisters as a schoolboy might have done; he had an open pocket knife in his teeth.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
He leaned over the bannisters and spied the note on the hall table.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman|Emma Speed Sampson
I slid down the bannisters, not only to expedite matters but to save my ankle that had begun to remind me of its existence.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
As he pulled the young lady upstairs, she caught hold of one of the bannisters with her hand, on which was a rich bracelet.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

A spidery staircase with dark wood bannisters rose steeply from one side and wound away out of sight.
The Cat in Grandfather's House|Carl Henry Grabo