banister

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Asked how she thought her son died, she told the inquest on Tuesday: "I think he climbed on the banister and probably fell, causing serious injury to his neck, resulting in unconsciousness."

From BBC

Marion says her rule of thumb for banisters or stairs is to measure the length, then add 50 percent; so, if your banister is 12 feet long, add six and order 18 feet of garland.

From Washington Post

Fragile paperwork memorializing an ancestor’s heroic role in the Underground Railroad hangs framed on a wall behind a gleaming banister.

From Washington Post

Just a sheetless mattress, a bunched fishing net, a pile of dirty clothing, a solitary spoon on a banister.

From Washington Post

When he had his grandfather’s house renovated, he told the workmen not to alter the wood banister on the stairs going up to the second floor.

From Washington Post