1) Architectural element 2) French word used in English 3) Rail pillar 4) Railing feature 5) Railing part 6) Railing support 7) Staircase railing part 8) Support
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1) Rail
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small moulded shaft, square or circular, in stone or wood, sometimes metal, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase; a series of balusters supporting a handrail or coping.
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one of a series of short vertical posts that support a rail and form a balustrade, often forming the roofline of a building as well as the border of a staircase or porch.
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• (n.) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade.
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One of many vertical pieces between the top and bottom rails of a guardrail.
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The architectural shape of a turned column or post usually in a series to form a balustrade. Also a shape used in the forming of table legs, chair backs and silver & glass dinking glass stems. Also a shape used in forming pottery and porcelain vases.
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A vertical supporting element, similar to a small column.
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http://www.architecturaltrust.org/outreach/education/glossary-of-architectu
An upright, such as a table leg or rail, shaped like a vase or urn.
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A small column.
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A small column.
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One of a series of short vertical posts, often ornamental, used to support a rail.
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22195
The post supporting a handrail
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A turned column or post, usually one of many supporting a rail to form a balustrade. The shape is seen in table legs and chair backs, drinking-glass stems and silverware.
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Bal'us·ter noun [ French
balustre , Italian
balaustro , from Latin
balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, from Greek
balay`stion ; -- so named from the similarity of form.]
(Architecture) A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an ope...
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In architecture a baluster (now banister) is a small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery.
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A miniature pillar or column supporting a rail usually used in balustrades.
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The name given to a shape of a vase or other vessel that is slender above and bulging below.
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Designation for the typical spirit glasses with bulbous lower part and strongly tapering upper part of the goblet towards the top. The name is derived from the equally designated columns of a balustrade. See also under wine glasses.
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A small column or pillar, often, but not necessarily, wider in the centre than at the extremities. Also called a baluster shaft.
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Alternative term for Banister
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An alternative term for banister.
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noun one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
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Small vertical moulding of undulating profile and usually of circular section, commonly used for candlesticks and finials and stems of cups, etc.
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A miniature pillar or column supporting a rail, used in balustrades.
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