baluster
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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
Sometimes the mid-wall shaft is a baluster, turned in a lathe.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
I stopped a moment to take breath; then I ascended in the dark, my hand on the baluster.
From The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 by Erckmann-Chatrian
When he last saw her she was inside the pavilion, leaning over the baluster rail, breast high; protected by it.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
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