banistern.

/ˈbanɪstə/

Forms: Also bannister.

Etymology: Alteration of baluster n.; though condemned by Nicholson as ‘improper’, by Stuart ( Dict. Archit. 1830) and Gwilt as ‘vulgar’, the term had already taken literary rank, and has now acquired general acceptance.

a. Usually in plural: Slender upright posts or rails, esp. those guarding the side of a staircase, and supporting the handrail; often applied to the whole structure of uprights and handrail.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > supports of handrail

banister?1677

baluster1753

?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 66 Posts, Rails, Bannisters.

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 172 A pair of Stairs..with Walls..and Railes and Bannisters.

1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto v. 177 The uppermost banister of the great stairs.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 63 A neat altar-piece, inclosed with rails and banisters.

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals ii. i He comes down stairs..thumping the banisters all the way.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White 490 He held fast by the banisters, as he descended the stairs.

b. collective singular. = Banisters; cf. baluster n. 4.

ΚΠ

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 344/1 Going down your staircase,..I should be all right so long as I touched the bannister.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	banister
释义	banistern. /ˈbanɪstə/ Forms: Also bannister. Etymology: Alteration of baluster n.; though condemned by Nicholson as ‘improper’, by Stuart ( Dict. Archit. 1830) and Gwilt as ‘vulgar’, the term had already taken literary rank, and has now acquired general acceptance. a. Usually in plural: Slender upright posts or rails, esp. those guarding the side of a staircase, and supporting the handrail; often applied to the whole structure of uprights and handrail. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > supports of handrail banister?1677 baluster1753 ?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 66 Posts, Rails, Bannisters. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 172 A pair of Stairs..with Walls..and Railes and Bannisters. 1764 H. Walpole Castle of Otranto v. 177 The uppermost banister of the great stairs. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 63 A neat altar-piece, inclosed with rails and banisters. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals ii. i He comes down stairs..thumping the banisters all the way. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White 490 He held fast by the banisters, as he descended the stairs. b. collective singular. = Banisters; cf. baluster n. 4. ΚΠ 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 344/1 Going down your staircase,..I should be all right so long as I touched the bannister. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1677
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