banister
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A banister in the Natural History Museum of Helsinki 
Curved banister; by David Lally
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.
Pronunciation
Noun
banister (plural banisters)
Translations
the handrail on the side of a staircase
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one of the vertical supports of a handrail
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See also
Verb
banister (third-person singular simple present banisters, present participle banistering, simple past and past participle banistered)
- (transitive) To construct a banister.
- (transitive) To act as a banister.