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banister 音标拼音: [b'ænɪstɚ] n. 栏杆的支柱,楼梯的扶栏 栏杆的支柱,楼梯的扶栏 banister n 1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [ synonym: { bannister}, { banister}, { balustrade}, { balusters}, { handrail}] Baluster \ Bal" us* ter\, n. [ F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. balay` stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.] ( Arch.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See { Balustrade}. [ Corrupted into { banister}.] [ 1913 Webster]
Banister \ Ban" is* ter\, n. [ A corruption of baluster.] 1. A baluster. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( sing. or pl.) The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular. [ Also spelled { bannister}.] [ 1913 Webster PJC] He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters. -- Sir W. Scott. 48 Moby Thesaurus words for " banister": Samson post, 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, shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, stile, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright
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