Banister
['bænɪstə] or ['bænɪstɚ]
Definition
(n.) A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.
Checked by Elaine
Definition
n. a corr. of Baluster.
Checker: Michelle
Examples
- Here, leaning over the banister, I cried out suddenly, and without at all deliberating on my words-- They are not fit to associate with me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes--and you can't reach me: I am higher up than you (peeping between the rails of the banister; she could not look over them). Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- How closely she glided against the banisters! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Holding on to the banisters, she put him gently away, saying breathlessly, Oh, don't! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I gained the door, dropped over the banisters, and in an instant was in the street. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He bowed as I drew aside to let him pass--his face was fearfully pale--and he held fast by the banisters as he descended the stairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She did not skim over it, but walked down it, and guided herself by the banisters on account of her candle having died out. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He went silently up the stairs, leaning against the banisters at the stair-head. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Just as the party was setting out, Amy called over the banisters in a threatening tone, You'll be sorry for this, Jo March, see if you ain't. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Spence