baluster

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baluster

/ˈbaləstə/ UK
/ˈbæləstɚ/ US

Rhymes with -æləstə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta, balaustio (“wild pomegranate flower”), from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). Doublet of banister.

noun balusters · ballister · balluster · balustre

A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony. The two Posternes were answerable to those of others set downe before: and were cut out of the two round Towers which riz vp in proportionable measures, from the ground on the foreside with battlements and Ballisters round enclosing the tops, containing in all their heights — foote:
Similar: banister

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noun banister

Español	balaustre
Português	balaústre
Français	balustre
Deutsch	Baluster
Italiano	balaustra
Ελληνικά	κάγκελο kágkelo
Română	balustru
Русский	баля́сина baljásina

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@misc{baluster_2026,
  title = {baluster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baluster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}