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

Down they came hand in hand, little Phil holding tightly to the polished baluster, chattering as they went, like two wood-thrushes.

From In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series by Coolidge, Susan

When he last saw her she was inside the pavilion, leaning over the baluster rail, breast high; protected by it.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

While descending the steps, he would now and then hold fast to the baluster as if to support himself.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold