noun
definition
A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.
Examples of balusters in a Sentence
The communion rails with turned balusters are from 17th century.
The general construction of wooden screens is close panelling beneath, on which stands screen-work composed of slender turned balusters or regular wooden mullions, supporting tracery more or less rich with cornices, crestings, &c., and often painted in brilliant colours and gilded.
This sturdy staircase offers strong steel balusters and a stylish handrail designed to adapt to any situation.
Many decks just have the very traditional wood balusters and railings.
Horizontal - A horizontal design does not have traditional balusters.
Vertical - With a vertical rail design, the balusters run up and down between the rails, similar to a banister on a balcony or set of stairs.
If you want a deck that offers more privacy, you can enclose it with a high railing with balusters close together.
Balusters can make all the difference between a standard deck and a unique one.
One section could have vertical balusters and the next section could have etched glass or a special carving.
You could use latticework instead of balusters.
Fortress Iron Railings - Manufactures great-looking wrought iron railings and balusters.
Deckorators - Offers a wide variety of accessories such as glass balusters and post caps.
They generally have moulded rails or balusters, and rich friezes of pierced and repousse work, the whole being often thickly plated with silver.
The altar rails have twisted balusters of late seventeenth-century date, and the altar table belongs to the earlier part of the same century.
This is surrounded by an imposing balustrade with twisted balusters, similar to a set of communion rails.
This is usually the most common design although the style of balusters can be different.