First Known Use: 1602
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baluster
noun bal·us·ter \ˈba-lə-stər\
: a short post that helps support a rail in a balustrade or similar structure
Full Definition of BALUSTER
1
: an object or vertical member (as the leg of a table, a round in a chair back, or the stem of a glass) having a vaselike or turned outline
2
: an upright often vase-shaped support for a rail
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Origin of BALUSTER
French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaustra wild pomegranate flower, from Latin balaustium, from Greek balaustion; from its shape
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baluster
noun bal·us·ter \ˈba-lə-stər\
Definition of BALUSTER for Kids
: a short post that supports the upper part of a railing
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