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Baluster

A baluster (/ˈbæləstər/ ⓘ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic. A group of balusters supporting…

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Baluster

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related to Gallery · 36
Baluster → Art, Arts, Bradbury Building, Brescia, Brown University's Orwig Music, CaliforniaStone, Cameron's Gallery, Campidoglio, Chiang Mai, Conservatori, Crafts, Etchingham Park Road, Florence Truelson, GermanyThe, ItalyBalusters, Library, LondonIllustration, Los Angeles, Maastricht, Michelangelo's Palazzo
related to history · 15
Baluster → Antique, As, Assyrian, Gothic, Greeks, Ionic, Quattrocento, Renaissance, Roman, Romans, The, These, They, Venice, Verona
related to Profiles and style changes · 10
Baluster → Baroque, Bernini, Dutch, English, Greek, Mannerist, Neoclassicism, Solomonic, Some, The
related to Etymology · 6
Baluster → According, French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Oxford English Dictionary
related to Materials used · 6
Baluster → As, Balusters, Cast-stone, Coade, Great Britain, PVC
related to External links · 5
Baluster → Balusters, Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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balusters used balustrades wood balustrade furniture form forms may shaft architecture stone support known supporting style materials also lathe early

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a candlestickinstance ofor ornamental detail is known as a balustrade.The term baluster shaft is used to describe forms0.80text
upright furniture supportinstance ofor ornamental detail is known as a balustrade.The term baluster shaft is used to describe forms0.80text
and the stem of a brass chandelierinstance ofor ornamental detail is known as a balustrade.The term baluster shaft is used to describe forms0.80text
Balusterrelated to EtymologyAccording0.60section
Balusterrelated to EtymologyOxford English Dictionary0.60section
Balusterrelated to EtymologyFrench0.60section
Balusterrelated to EtymologyItalian0.60section
Balusterrelated to EtymologyLatin0.60section
Balusterrelated to EtymologyGreek0.60section
Balusterrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Balusterrelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Balusterrelated to External linksBalusters0.60section

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