baluster

bal·us·ter  (bl-str)

n.

1.

a. One of the upright, usually rounded or vase-shaped supports of a balustrade.

b. An upright support, such as a furniture leg, having a similar shape.

2. One of the supporting posts of a handrail.

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[French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaustra, pomegranate flower (from a resemblance to the post), from Latin balaustium, from Greek balaustion.]

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baluster [ˈbæləstə]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) (of a shape) swelling at the base and rising in a concave curve to a narrow stem or neck a baluster goblet stem

[from French balustre, from Italian balaustro pillar resembling a pomegranate flower, ultimately from Greek balaustion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail, bannister - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

Translations

baluster

n → Baluster m, → Balustersäule f