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balusters

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Noun1.balustersbalusters - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
balustrade, banister, handrail, bannister
balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
rail, railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports


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I had slidden down the balusters when I was a boy, and thought nothing of it, but to slide down the balusters in a railway-train is a thing to make one's flesh creep.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The balusters were decorated with emblems of the Four Evangelists.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And as he hung over the balusters, watching for his father to appear, he had hard ado to keep himself braced for the encounter that must follow.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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