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1. (n.) banister
Sometimes, banisters. a handrail and its supporting posts, esp. on a staircase; balustrade.
2. banister
a handrail, esp. on a staircase.
3. banister
a baluster.
Etymology: (1660–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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1. (noun) banister
a rail next to the stairs
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1. (noun) banister
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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Sense: (often plural) the handrail of a staircase and the posts supporting it.
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 Afrikaans: pilaartjie, trapleuning |
 Arabic: قضبان الدرابزين قُضْبان ا |
 Bulgarian: перила |
 Brazilian: corrimão |
 Czech: zábradlí |
 German: das Treppengeländer |
 Danish: gelænder; rækværk |
 Greek: κουπαστή σκάλας |
 Spanish: barandilla, pasamanos |
 Estonian: trepikäsipuu |
 Farsi: نرده های پلکان |
 Finnish: porraskaide |
 French: rampe |
 Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה מַדרֵגוֹת |
 Hindi: सीढ़ियों का जंगला |
 Croatian: rukohvat |
 Hungarian: korlát |
 Indonesian: sandaran/pegangan pada ta |
 Icelandic: stigahandrið |
 Italian: balaustrata |
 Japanese: 手すり |
 Korean: 난간 |
 Lithuanian: turėklai |
 Latvian: margas; balustrāde |
 Malay: selusur |
 Dutch: trapleuning |
 Norwegian: gelender, rekkverk |
 Polish: poręcz |
 Persian: نرده های پلکان |
 Pashto: زینه او پټی |
 Portuguese: corrimão |
 Romanian: balustradă |
 Russian: перила |
 Slovak: zábradlie |
 Slovenian: ograja |
 Serbian: gelender |
 Swedish: trappräcke, ledstång |
 Thai: ราวบันได |
 Turkish: trabzan |
 Taiwanese: 樓梯的扶手和支撐扶手的欄杆 |
 Ukrainian: поручні |
 Urdu: زینے کا کٹہرا |
 Vietnamese: thành cầu thang |
 Chinese: 楼梯的扶手，栏杆 |
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