baluster
[ bal-uh-ster ]
/ Ë?bæl É™ stÉ™r /
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noun
Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
balusters, a balustrade.
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
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Origin of baluster
1595–1605; <French, Middle French balustre<Italian balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ultimately <Latin balaustium<Greek balaústion pomegranate flower
OTHER WORDS FROM baluster
bal·us·tered, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baluster
baluster , balustrade, banisterWords nearby baluster
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British Dictionary definitions for baluster
baluster
/ (Ë?bælÉ™stÉ™) /
noun
any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
adjective
(of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or necka baluster goblet stem
Word Origin for baluster
C17: from French balustre, from Italian balaustro pillar resembling a pomegranate flower, ultimately from Greek balaustion
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