"support for a railing," c. 1600, from French balustre, from Italian balaustro "pillar," from balausta "flower of the wild pomegranate," from Greek balaustion (perhaps of [..]

A Baluster is one of a series of short posts that provide support to and from a Balustrade.

A miniature pillar or column supporting a rail usually used in balustrades.

1) A short shaft, such as is used in balustrades, usually thicker in the middle than at the ends.    (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) 2) A small column supporting a hand-rail.    ( [..]

(n) one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing

A miniature pillar or column supporting a rail, used in balustrades.

A vertical supporting element, similar to a small column.

One of many vertical pieces between the top and bottom rails of a guardrail.

One of a series of vertical supports used between posts of a railing. Also called a spindle. Building Codes:

A vertical railing member that supports the upper and lower rails.

Turned vase-shaped vertical post supporting the rail of a staircase or splat of a chair.

(architecture)  A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. * year=1963| * '''2004''', Alan Hollinghurst, ''The Line of Beauty'' [..]