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BANISTER
bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
(noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
banister (plural banisters)
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
Verb
banister (third-person singular simple present banisters, present participle banistering, simple past and past participle banistered)
To construct a banister
To act as a banister
Anagrams
• Bainters, barniest
Proper noun
Banister (plural Banisters)
A occupational surname for a maker of baskets.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Banister is the 10260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3141 individuals. Banister is most common among White (84.34%) and Black/African American (10.28%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Bainters, barniest
Source: Wiktionary
Ban"is*ter, n. Etym: [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]
Definition: A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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