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
Leaning over the baluster, she called to him.
From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)
When he last saw his betrothed alive, it was in that same place, and almost in a similar attitude—leaning over the baluster rail.
From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne
At the end of the stairs there was a banana-tree, whose wide leaves fell down over the velvet of the baluster.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.