Baluster
From LoveToKnow 1911
BALUSTER (through the Fr. from the Ital. balaustro, socalled from a supposed likeness to the flower of the 13aXauv-nov, or wild pomegranate; the word has been corrupted in English into "banister"), ...
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 ...
Balusters may be straight, turned or pierced.
Balustrade (BAL a strade): A railing with supporting balusters
The balustrade is undoubtedly a Renaissance, especially 14th century Florence, invention.
Baluster
A vertical member used to support a stair railing or a railing in a continuous banister.
Waterloo ...
Baluster, balustrade
Pillar or pedestal of bellied form. Balusters: vertical supports of this or any other form, for a handrail or coping, the whole being called a balustrade. Blind balustrade: the same applied to the wall surface.
Baluster - Any of the small posts that make up a railing as in a staircase; may be plain, turned, or pierced.
Balustrade - The combination of railing held up by balusters.
Barbican - Outwork defending the entrance to castle ...
Baluster -- A turned or rectangular upright member supporting a stair rail.
Balustrade -- An entire railing system with top rail and balusters.
Baluster - A short post or pillar in a series supporting a rail or coping and thus a balustrade.
Balustrade - A railing system, generally around a balcony or on a second level, consisting of balusters and a top rail.
baluster
It is a small column or a little, round, short pillar that is part of a balustrade. The word őbalusterö comes from the Italian word blausto or balaustra meaning the flower of the pomegranate.
balustrade ...
Baluster: A baluster is any one of a series of usually closely-spaced, ornamental supports for a railing. (See: balustrade.) ...
Baluster A vertical support to the handrail of a staircase.
Balustrade A collective name for a row of balusters or other infilling below a hand rail on a staircase.
Baluster - A small column.
Balustrade - A railing, as along a path or stairway.
Barbican - The gateway or outworks defending the drawbridge.
Baluster
splat of flat cross-section and cut to a shaped outline.
Balustrade ...
Balusters
Balusters are upright supports of a hand-rail or balustrade.
Area, Blighted ...
Baluster A post or vertical pillar supporting a handrail or parapet rail.
Balustrade A row of balusters, or other infilling, below a handrail on a landing, stair or parapet.
baluster A miniature column or other form of upright which, in a series, supports a railing or handrail.
balustrade A railing composed of post (balusters) and a handrail.
BALUSTER
A short post or pillar in a series that supports a rail, forming a balustrade. May be curved or straight.
BALUSTRADE
Series of balusters supporting a handrail or coping.
Baluster
Turned vase-shaped vertical post supporting the rail of a staircase or the splat of a chair.
Banding ...
Baluster
Small moulded shaft, square or circular, in stone or wood, sometimes metal, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase....
Balustrade ...
baluster - A term for the vertical pickets that hold the handrail. Sometimes simply called guards or spindles. Treads often require two balusters. The second baluster is closer to the riser and is taller than the first.
baluster One of a series of short vertical posts, often ornamental, used to support a rail.
balustrade A railing composed of balusters and a top rail running along the edge of a porch, balcony, roof, or stoop.
baluster - one of a series of uprights, often vase-shaped, used to support a handrail
balustrade - the low wall made up of a series of balusters and railings ...
BALUSTER
Vertical element - wood or masonry -runs under a handrail.
BALUSTRADE
Assembly of balusters and handrail.
a series of balusters, or upright pillars, supporting a rail (as along the edge of a balcony or bridge).
Baptistery
a building, usually round or polygonal, used for Christian baptismal services.
Vocabulary
BALUSTER - the upright posts on a staircase that serve as support for the rail.
RAIL - a bar that extends from baluster to baluster that serves as a barrier.
Balustrade and Baluster
Illustrated definition of the word Balustrade from our Architecture Glossary
Bargeboard ...
baluster one of a series of short vertical posts that support a rail and form a balustrade, often forming the roofline of a building as well as the border of a staircase or porch.
balustradeA baluster is a short pillar with a curved outline and a balustrade is a barrier made with pillars of this type and topped with a coping or rail.
Balustrade - A protective guard rail to prevent people falling, at the edge of a stair, landing or a platform, with closely spaced infill such as balusters from the handrail down to the floor, and/or
A row of balusters joined by a rail.
Lace-like spandrels are common and turned balusters are used as porch railings. Balusters are also used in suspended form (in the frieze) from the porch ceiling. Eaves may be open rafter tails or boxed with brackets along the cornice.
- a parapet or stair rail composed of uprights (balusters) carrying a coping or handrail, usually they are there for safety reasons eg at a balcony, but they can be used for simple separation as in parterre gardens.
balustrade (13) -- a row of balusters, surmounted by a rail, forming an ornamented parapet or barrier along the edge of a terrace or balcony (Oxford Dict.)
banding (5)
barbotine (2)/barbotine (relief decoration) (10) ...
BALUSTRADE A railing with posts or balusters and a handrail.
BARGEBOARD or VERGEBOARD Decorative woodwork or gingerbread attached to the projecting rafters of a gable roof.
balustrade: a barrier consisting of several small columns, each known as a baluster, supporting a horizontal member.
barbican: a small structure outside a castle that provides the first line of defence.
BALUSTRADE: a railing of small posts or balusters topped by a coping usually at the edge of stairs or on a roof. (IMAGE) ...
Balustrade - Collective term including hand-rail, baluster rails and sections of step on which they are mounted.
Back to top ...
An entire railing system along the edge of a balcony or stairwell, including the top rail, bottom rail and balusters.
Bargeboard ...
Turned timber - Shaped by the application of a blade while revolving on a lathe, to produce a decorated circular pattern. Used for Edwardian columns, balusters & finials.
Wood-frame houses are sided with imaginative combinations of wood shingles with decoratively cut ends, clapboards, and vertical or horizontal boards dividing wall surfaces. Spacious porches have elaborately turned posts and balusters.
 See also: House, Balustrade, Masonry, Brick, Floor
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