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

La Mole sprang through the open window, reached the unlocked door, opened it, came to a winding stairway, and placing in the king's hand the cord that served as a baluster: "Come, sire," said he.

From Marguerite de Valois by Dumas père, Alexandre

The front door opened to a wide hall and stairway, with carved baluster and polished mahogany rail.

From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton

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 Sedgwick, Anne Douglas