Meaning of BANISTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'banistur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling |
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| | Synonyms: | | balusters, balustrade, bannister, handrail |
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| | See Also: | | balcony, baluster, barrier, rail, railing | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ban"is*ter\, n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer;
corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]
A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the
guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings,
and is played with the fingers and hands.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, Samson post, shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, stile, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright |
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