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banister
The definition of a banister is the long support that runs along the side of a staircase.
(noun)An example of a banister is a wooden rail to the side of a staircase that can be held for support.
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See banister in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Now Rare a baluster
- a handrail held up by balusters, as along a staircase
- the handrail itself
Origin: altered < baluster
See banister in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ban·nis·ter
noun- a. A handrail, especially on a staircase.b. Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.
- One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
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Origin: Variant of baluster
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