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
- 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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