baluster
Example Sentences
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They are designed for a baluster style of railing with pickets and can’t be used with all railing types.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
One stair baluster is still broken; its loose base has scratched the floor, and its paint is chipped and old.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2010
Among other popular andiron designs of this period were the twisted flame, the urn topped, the queer iron and brass dogs with claw feet, the colonial baluster, and the steeple topped.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend
It took her a long time to go upstairs; her head whirled, and if she had not clung to the baluster she would have fallen.
From Amabel Channice by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
When he last saw his betrothed alive, it was in that same place, and almost in a similar attitude—leaning over the baluster rail.
From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid
