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

She went upstairs, pulling herself up each step by the baluster.

From The Benefactress by Elizabeth

He tried to stop himself by clutching the knob of the baluster, which broke; the result was that he dragged Mrs. Gonner with him in a glissade which ended behind the counter.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

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