noun
definition
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
definition
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
Examples of banisters in a Sentence
A piñata had been hung from one of the banisters above and the children of some of the employees joined them.
Keep coats off the floor and stair banisters by adding a row of hooks instead.
As she descended the long stairway again, her palm caressed the smooth dark wood of the banisters.
A piñata had been hung from one of the banisters above and the children of some of the employees joined them.
The hand-turned wooden banisters lead the eye up the stairs to the vaulted ceiling and chandeliers at the top of the building.
Banisters carved to imitate fer forge were as fine as the additional classical cornices were grand.
The use of wrought iron is also popular, and this material can be used in scrolled light fixtures, stairway banisters, fireplace screens, and decorative wall grilles.
Wrought iron railings, hand rails and banisters are the perfect way to display the fleur de lis.
Rather than using garlands of summer or wintery greens, find fall garlands suitable for stringing across balconies, candelabras, banisters and altar rails.
The children are essentially allowed to do whatever they want, including jump off stair banisters and roam the neighborhood alone.
The wooden banisters were polished to a high finish, and the hardwood stairs were covered on the walkway with more carpet.
A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.