baluster

Different types of baluster

Meaning

A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.

From Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro ("pillar"), from balausta, so named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον, from Semitic (compare Aramaic balatz ("wild pomegranate flower")). banister

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