baluster
Example Sentences
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They are designed for a baluster style of railing with pickets and can’t be used with all railing types.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
One stair baluster is still broken; its loose base has scratched the floor, and its paint is chipped and old.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2010
La Mole sprang through the open window, reached the unlocked door, opened it, came to a winding stairway, and placing in the king's hand the cord that served as a baluster: "Come, sire," said he.
From Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas père
I felt my way down by the baluster, which required my right hand, and threw my revolver to my left.
From The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
He falls against the baluster and waves his arms. mr. tozer. Silence there for the corpse!
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker
