About The Word Banister
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Banister
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What's The Definition Of Banister?
[n] a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Synonyms | Synonyms for Banister: balusters | balustrade | bannister | handrail Related Terms | Find terms related to Banister: baluster | balustrade | base | caryatid | colonnade | column | dado | die | doorjamb | doorpost | footstalk | gatepost | hitching post | jack | jamb | king post | milepost | mullion | newel-post | pedestal | pedicel | peduncle | pier | pilaster | pile | piling | pillar | plinth | pole | post | queen-post | rail | Samson post | shaft | signpost | snubbing post | socle | staff | stalk | stanchion | stand | standard | stem | stile | subbase | surbase | trunk | upright See Also | balcony | baluster | barrier | rail | railing Banister In Webster's Dictionary \Ban"is*ter\, n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer;
corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]
A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the
guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings,
and is played with the fingers and hands.
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