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balusters

balusters is the plural of baluster.

Meaning of baluster

Noun

baluster (plural balusters)

  1. A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.
    • The two Posternes were answerable to those of others set downe before: and were cut out of the two round Towers which riz vp in proportionable measures, from the ground on the foreside with battlements and Ballisters round enclosing the tops, containing in all their heights — foote:1604, Stephen Harrison, “The Deuice called, Cozmoz Neoz, New World.”, in The arch's of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince. Iames. ... at his Maiesties entrance and passage through...
    Synonyms:
    banister

Questions about balusters

What is balusters the plural of?
Balusters is the plural of baluster.

Words near balusters in the dictionary

  1. balushahi
  2. balushai
  3. baluster
  4. balustered
  5. balusterlike
  6. balusters
  7. balustrade
  8. balustraded
  9. balustrades
  10. balustrading
  11. balustradings

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