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bal·us·ter (bal′əs tər)

noun

any of the small posts that support the upper rail of a railing, as on a staircase

Etymology: Fr balustre < It balaustro, pillar < balausta, flower of the wild pomegranate < L balaustium < Gr balaustion: from some resemblance in shape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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