banister
See also: Banister
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbænɪstə(ɹ)/
Noun
banister (plural banisters)
Translations
the handrail on the side of a staircase
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one of the vertical supports of a handrail
See also
Verb
banister (third-person singular simple present banisters, present participle banistering, simple past and past participle banistered)
- To construct a banister
- To act as a banister
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