noun
definition
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
definition
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
verb
definition
To construct a banister
definition
To act as a banister
Examples of banister in a Sentence
She touched the banister and looked upstairs.
On a banister post stood a tallow candle which guttered in the draft.
He held the banister with his good arm and waved to her with the other.
Carmen gripped the porch banister and stared down at him silently.
She leaned on the banister and breathed deeply of the clean air.
After 6 weeks you may hold the banister with either arm.
Unaccustomed to the weight of the rucksack on her back, she almost toppled over at the first step of the stairwell and caught the banister with both hands.
A large evergreen wreath could be decorated with candles as well as adding the candles to greenery on your railing or banister.
Turned solid oak staircase rising to the first floor, with oak newel post, banister & handrail.
Overtaking her I noticed she clung to the banister with one hand and held a crumpled mitten to the lips with the other.
The overall look is like a fence instead of a banister.
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.
Lifting the skirt slightly with one hand so she wouldn't trip on it, she let the other hand slide lightly down the banister for added balance.
This may mean that a second banister is required.
The original staircase banister has been reinstated, treated and stained to match its original color.
Erica cinerea is generally confined to dry, acid mineral soils with low humus litter accumulation (Banister 1965 ).
He does not always need to use the banister.
Items such as small grab rails, additional banister rails and flashing light doorbells fall into this category and are called minor adaptations.
The world's first sub-four-minute miler, Roger Banister, was a medical student at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
They can run fairly well and negotiate stairs holding on to a banister with one hand and putting both feet on each step before going on to the next one.
Stories involving the Queen Mary include a young girl who died near the pool when sliding down the banister, and a seaman getting crushed to death while attempting to escape from a fire.