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Vinony

banister

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪstɚ/

name

Etymology: English and Norman surname, variant of Bannister.

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
  2. An unincorporated community and district in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

noun

Etymology: Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

  1. The rail on the side of a staircase that a person's hand holds onto.

    “wooden banister”

    “polished banister”

  2. One of the vertical supports of such a handrail.

verb

Etymology: Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.

  1. To construct a banister.
  2. To act as a banister.