Scottish. A rail, a railing, esp. on a staircase; (also) something serving as a stair-rail, as a rope, etc. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail (13) ravel1548 Scottish. A rail, a railing, esp. on a staircase; (also) something serving as a stair-rail, as a rope, etc. Obsolete. ravelin1626 A railing; = ravel, n.1 2a. rail1663 The handrail of a stair or the like. handrail1675 A rail fixed on upright posts, or to the side or edge of something, for people to hold on to for safety or support; esp. the rail running along the… handrailing?1762 = handrail, n. Also as a mass noun. baluster-rail1906 attributive and in other combinations: baluster column or baluster shaft(see quot. 1855 –58); baluster-rail. Esp. in sense ‘having the shape of a… Subcategories:— parts of (2) — newel-post of handrail (3) — supports of handrail (2) |
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