— balustered , adj.
/bal"euh steuhr/ , n.
1. Archit. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.
2. balusters , a balustrade.
3. any of various symmetrical supports, as furniture legs or spindles, tending to swell toward the bottom or top.
[ 1595-1605; balustre balaustro pillar shaped like the calyx of the pomegranate flower, ult. balaustium balaústion pomegranate flower ]