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banister

[ ban-uh-ster ]

noun

  1. a baluster.
  2. Sometimes banisters. the balustrade of a staircase.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of banister1

First recorded in 1660–70; apparently by dissimilation from earlier barrister, alteration of baluster, perhaps by association with bar 1
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Once inside, the lawsuit claims, he grabbed her and held her over a banister.

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Chu: Ari really owned the space — every time she moved, she knew what her intention was, she lived in that physicality, jumping on the banister and kicking up her leg.

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The inquest also heard two statements from firefighters Leighton Brown and Gareth Davies who said the stairs banister, ceiling and the whole of the landing was “covered in smoke and fire†on their arrival.

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Fire escapes look corroded and other metal fixtures such as banisters have been coated to look old or rusty, while walls appear water-stained.

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He said Beal "wrapped her dead partner up and dragged him down the stairs, destroying the banister rails upstairs in order to do so" and buried him at their home on Moore Street.

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