Banisters
[bænɪstəz]
Examples
- 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.
Edited by Abraham