Synonyms for banister

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ban-uh-ster

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn ə stər

Définition of banister

Origin : 1660s, unexplained corruption of baluster. As late as 1830 condemned as "vulgar," it is now accepted. Surname Bannister is from Old French banastre "basket," hence, "basket-maker."

noun railing of stairs

Example sentences :

It is so long since you descended these steps, and there is no banister—you will fall.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various

If you had left it out on the banister, it would be clean now—it's still a good one.
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

I'd have you to know, Mrs. Stoker, that my uncle was a banister of the law.
Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various

Nina lingered for a moment with her hand on the banister, and then hurried to her room.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

Staggering out on the landing, he leaned far over the banister.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

"Well, it shall not rest where it is," she added, tapping the banister with her yellow fingers.
Extract from : « Boyhood » by Leo Tolstoy

I ran as I was, barefooted, to the head of the stairs and looked over the banister.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by Various

On a banister post stood a tallow candle which guttered in the draft.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

She ran half-way down the stairs, and peeped round the banister.
Extract from : « Under the Greenwood Tree » by Thomas Hardy

Then there was a voice over the banister says, 'Don't want any thing: send him away.'
Extract from : « Tales of the Argonauts » by Bret Harte

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