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
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
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
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
