n.
Variant: also ban · nis · ter
Pronunciation: ' ba-n ə s-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of baluster
Date: 1641
1 a : a handrail with its supporting posts b : HANDRAIL
2 : BALUSTER 2
– ban · is · tered \ -t ə rd \ adjective
n.
Variant: also ban · nis · ter
Pronunciation: ' ba-n ə s-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of baluster
Date: 1641
1 a : a handrail with its supporting posts b : HANDRAIL
2 : BALUSTER 2
– ban · is · tered \ -t ə rd \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012