baluster
/bal-uh-ster/US // ˈbæl ə stər //UK // (ˈbæləstə) //
栏杆,杆件,阳台,绳索
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- : balusters, a balustrade.
- : any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inbanister
as inspindle
Examples
This hall the same colour,” said I, “with the rails of the baluster in the cream white of the trim.
Fred was quite willing, for his curiosity was excited; so, seizing the baluster with both hands, he gave it a twist.
The young girl became yet whiter; a moment she clung to the baluster; then started to descend the stairs.
He grasped the baluster-rail, and stood wildly clinging, like a shipwrecked sailor to a mast.
She had partly descended the staircase and she stopped, leaning against the baluster and smiling up at him.
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