Definition of banister
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Examples of banister in a Sentence
The children love to slide down the banister.
She held the banister tightly.
Recent Examples of banister from the Web
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Grab rails attached to the wall save space in place of a banister on the stairs.
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With a cracking bark, the banister caved and the man somersaulted into a thorny box bush.
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Leftovers from hotel projects were also used for the wooden stair banisters and the marble floor on the main level.
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As his banister, Mr. Andres seizes on the cadenza Beethoven wrote for the first movement of the Second Concerto some two decades after its initial publication in 1801.
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Bearded men in black lean over a banister, play an upright piano, and discuss a canvas.
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Origin and Etymology of banister
alteration of baluster
BANISTER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of banister for English Language Learners
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: a structure like a fence with a bar on top that is built along the side of a set of stairs
BANISTER Defined for Kids
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Definition of banister for Students
1 : one of the slender posts used to support the handrail of a staircase
2 : a handrail and its supporting posts
3 : the handrail of a staircase
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