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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•us•ter /ˈbæləstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturean upright support for a railing.
bal•us•tered, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•us•ter (bal′ə stər),USA pronunciation n. - Architectureany of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
- Architecture balusters, a balustrade.
- Furnitureany of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
- Greek balaústion pomegranate flower
- Latin balaustium
- Italian balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ultimately
- French, Middle French balustre
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baluster /ˈbæləstə/ n - any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
Etymology: 17th Century: from French balustre, from Italian balaustro pillar resembling a pomegranate flower, ultimately from Greek balaustion |