"baluster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaləstə/ [UK], /ˈbæləstɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-baluster.ogg [US] Forms: balusters [plural], ballister [alternative, obsolete], balluster [alternative, obsolete], balustre [alternative, Commonwealth]
Rhymes: -æləstə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta, balaustio (“wild pomegranate flower”), from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). Doublet of banister. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|balustre}} Borrowed from Middle French balustre, {{der|en|it|balaustro|t=pillar}} Italian balaustro (“pillar”), {{der|en|la|balaustium}} Latin balaustium, {{der|en|grc|βαλαύστιον}} Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), {{der|en|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|syc|ܒܠܳܨܳܐ|t=pomegranate shoot|tr=blāṣā}} Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”), {{doublet|en|banister}} Doublet of banister Head templates: {{en-noun}} baluster (plural balusters)
  1. (architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony. Wikidata QID: Q658386 Synonyms: banister Derived forms: balustered, balusterlike Related terms: balustrade Coordinate_terms: banister, handrail, newel, newel post Translations (banister): ճաղ (čaġ) (Armenian), balustre [masculine] (Catalan), balustrová kuželka [feminine] (Czech), baluster [common-gender] (Danish), baluster [masculine] (Dutch), balustro (Esperanto), baluster (Estonian), balusteri (Finnish), balustre [feminine] (French), balaústre [masculine] (Galician), რიკული (riḳuli) (Georgian), Baluster [masculine] (German), κάγκελο (kágkelo) [neuter] (Greek), korlátbáb (Hungarian), mellvédbáb (Hungarian), baluszter (Hungarian), rimill [masculine] (Icelandic), pílári í handriði [masculine] (Icelandic), brjóstriðssúla [feminine] (Icelandic), speli [masculine] (Icelandic), spæll [masculine] (Icelandic), balustrado (Ido), balastar [masculine] (Irish), balaustra (Italian), balustrs [masculine] (Latvian), balustras [masculine] (Lithuanian), baluster [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), baluster [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tralka [feminine] (Polish), balas [masculine] (Polish), balaska [feminine] (Polish), balasek [feminine] (Polish), balaústre [masculine] (Portuguese), balustru [masculine] (Romanian), баля́сина (baljásina) [feminine] (Russian), балустер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), baluster [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), baluster [masculine] (Slovene), balaustre [masculine] (Spanish), baluster [common-gender] (Swedish), баля́сина (baljásyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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