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 Definitions of baluster  [ˈbæl ə stər]  

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Definition of 'baluster' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) baluster
any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.

2.  baluster
balusters, a balustrade.

3.  baluster
any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < F, MF balustre < It balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower &indirdesc; L balaustium pomegranate flower < GK balaústion)

Definition of 'baluster' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) baluster
one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing


Definition of 'baluster' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) baluster
a small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade



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