baluster
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
She went upstairs, pulling herself up each step by the baluster.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
The white baluster rail is matched by a handrail and supported by half a matching newel post; wherever the cornice breaks, it turns against itself.
From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Gay Montague Moore
In their place a solitary figure sat on a baluster drinking smoke contemplatively from a pipe of clay.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
