banister

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English

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A banister in the Natural History Museum of Helsinki

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Etymology

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Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbænɪstɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -ænɪstɚ

Noun

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banister (plural banisters)

Curved banister; by David Lally
  1. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
  2. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

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Verb

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banister (third-person singular simple present banisters, present participle banistering, simple past and past participle banistered)

  1. (transitive) To construct a banister.
  2. (transitive) To act as a banister.

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