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baluster

/bal-uh-ster/US // ˈbæl ə stər //UK // (ˈbæləstə) //

栏杆,杆件,阳台,绳索

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
    • : balusters, a balustrade.
    • : any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.

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Examples

  • This hall the same colour,” said I, “with the rails of the baluster in the cream white of the trim.

  • Fred was quite willing, for his curiosity was excited; so, seizing the baluster with both hands, he gave it a twist.

  • The young girl became yet whiter; a moment she clung to the baluster; then started to descend the stairs.

  • He grasped the baluster-rail, and stood wildly clinging, like a shipwrecked sailor to a mast.

  • She had partly descended the staircase and she stopped, leaning against the baluster and smiling up at him.