balustern.

Brit.

/ˈbaləstə/, U.S.

/ˈbæləstər/

Forms: 1600s– baluster; also 1600s ballester, ballister, barrister, 1600s–1700s balluster, ballaster, ballister, balister, 1700s balustre. See also banister n.

Etymology: < French balustre masculine ‘baluster,’ 16th cent. < Italian balaustro in same sense; so named < Italian balausta , balaustra (French balauste , balustre (feminine), in Cotgrave 1611), in Florio balausto ‘the blossom of the wild pomegranate’ (Latin balaustium , < Greek βαλαύστιον in same sense), on account of the resemblance of a baluster to the double-curving calyx-tube of this flower. In English, altered already in 17th cent. to barrester , -ister , bannister , banister n., which last is now, in sense 3, the prevailing form.

a. A short pillar or column, of circular section, and curving outline, slender above and swelling below into an elliptical or pear-shaped bulge; usually applied in a series called a balustrade.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > short

baluster1602

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > balustrade > pillar supporting rail

baluster1602

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 107 Planched ouer and rayled about, with ballisters.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Balustres Ballisters; little, round, and short pillars, ranked on the outside of Cloisters, Terraces, Galleries, etc.

1697 Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 125 Her Bed-Head was adorned with four Rows of little Copper Ballisters.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 17 May (1965) I. 358 Marble Gallerys..with marble Balustres.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 37 What are called baluster columns, or short pillars, turned in a lathe, not unlike Elizabethan balusters, bulging in the middle.

b. A similar pillar used in a window.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > glazing or dividing bar

monial1332

sodlet1332

stay-bar1399

transom1502

mullion1556

munnion1571

calm1577

leading1597

window bar1612

stroke1684

came1688

leads1705

saddle-bar?1733

transom-shaft1813

sash bar1837

baluster1844

baluster column1844

supermonial1846

supermullion1846

astragal1858

wagtail1940

1844 F. A. Paley Church Restorers 5 Belfry windows, each of two lights, separated by a baluster shaft.

1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) Gloss. 241 Baluster, in windows, a small pillar swelling in the middle.

2. A slender upright post or pillar of any shape supporting a rail; in plural a railing or balustrade.

ΚΠ

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Shrop. 11 A leaden Tarras, with Railes, and Barristers.

1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 189 Environed with Rails and Ballasters four square covered with Velvet.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 69 All Ballisters at one peny an Inch.

1665 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building (new ed.) 15 To spare charges of Rails, Barresters and Pedestals.

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 204 An Area..with Balusters or Rails about it.

1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. v. 101 The Sanctuary was a Place in the Choir..separated by Balusters.

1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 326 Enriched with balusters of rich bronze.

3. (Usually in plural) The upright posts or rails which support the handrail, and guard the side, of a staircase; often applied to the whole structure of uprights and handrail. Now more usually banister n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > supports of handrail

banister?1677

baluster1753

1753 World 22 Nov. 284 The Bedlamites..leaped over the ballisters of the great stair-case.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 200 Balusters are vertical pieces fixed on the steps for supporting the hand-rail.

1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester I. 42 A staircase..of a rich brown colour..so also were the balusters.

4. collective singular. A balustrade, or protective railing. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > balustrade

baluster1644

balustrade1644

balustrading1880

1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 67 A border of freestone..with a rail and baluster of pure white marble.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 29 A continuall Baluster or row of rayles.

a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 221 These stairs..are so very easy, there is no need of leaning on the iron balluster.

1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. 116 The choir is..separated from the body of the church by a ballister.

Categories »

5. Classical Architecture. ‘The lateral part of the volute of an Ionic capital.’ Gwilt.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations: baluster column or baluster shaft(see quot. 1855-58); baluster-rail. Esp. in sense ‘having the shape of a baluster’, as baluster handle, baluster jug, baluster pitcher, baluster stem, baluster vase; so baluster-shaped adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass > stem

shank1553

shafta1837

stem1836

baluster stem1844

straw-stem1853

stalka1864

Silesian stem1929

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > glazing or dividing bar

monial1332

sodlet1332

stay-bar1399

transom1502

mullion1556

munnion1571

calm1577

leading1597

window bar1612

stroke1684

came1688

leads1705

saddle-bar?1733

transom-shaft1813

sash bar1837

baluster1844

baluster column1844

supermonial1846

supermullion1846

astragal1858

wagtail1940

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [adjective] > style of glass > style of stem

knopped1869

baluster-shaped1878

twisted1897

colour twist1915

twisty1929

Silesian-stemmed1961

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail

ravel1548

ravelin1626

rail1663

handrail1675

handrailing?1762

baluster-rail1906

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > specific types

hanse-pot1561

lily-pot1612

rolwagen1701

campana1802

potiche1829

kelebe1858

Long Eliza1869

rouleau1873

wall-pocket1880

monota1887

wall vase1889

mei ping1915

baluster vase1933

pedestal vase1960

Medici vase1974

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > pitcher > specific types

spout pitcher1648

baluster pitcher1938

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > jug > specific types of jug

stone juga1616

prochous1800

owl jug1872

Fair Hebe jug1881

masked jug1910

mask jug1912

goat and bee1931

baluster jug1939

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle > of other shapes

handstaff1440

brace1592

potent1688

crutch1831

grip-lug1891

baluster handle1956

pistol grip1972

1844Baluster shaft [see sense 1b].

1855–58 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Baluster column, the name given to a pillar used in the so-called Saxon architecture of England for a divisional support in windows.

1871 A. W. Franks Catal. Slade Coll. Glass 120 Goblet, with a..baluster stem.

1878 W. J. Cripps Old Eng. Plate x. 292 The foot is much like those of earlier cups, but the stem is different, being formed as acanthus or other leaves, the upper part of it baluster-shaped.

1906 Daily Chron. 28 Sept. 7/5 Going downstairs, his brother wrenched a baluster-rail out of the staircase.

1912 Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. 832 A rather early baluster-stem cup.

1933 Burlington Mag. July 36/2 A baluster vase..illustrates in its lotus design the type with ornament painted in outline.

1938 Oxoniensia 3 11 The so-called ‘baluster’ pitchers from London, Oxford or York.

1939 Oxoniensia 4 122 The baluster jug from Well 9..supplies a clue to the upper limit of the group.

1956 G. Taylor Silver vii. 149 Saucepans..with everted lips, and a turned wooden baluster handle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	baluster
释义	balustern. Brit. /ˈbaləstə/, U.S. /ˈbæləstər/ Forms: 1600s– baluster; also 1600s ballester, ballister, barrister, 1600s–1700s balluster, ballaster, ballister, balister, 1700s balustre. See also banister n. Etymology: < French balustre masculine ‘baluster,’ 16th cent. < Italian balaustro in same sense; so named < Italian balausta , balaustra (French balauste , balustre (feminine), in Cotgrave 1611), in Florio balausto ‘the blossom of the wild pomegranate’ (Latin balaustium , < Greek βαλαύστιον in same sense), on account of the resemblance of a baluster to the double-curving calyx-tube of this flower. In English, altered already in 17th cent. to barrester , -ister , bannister , banister n., which last is now, in sense 3, the prevailing form. 1. a. A short pillar or column, of circular section, and curving outline, slender above and swelling below into an elliptical or pear-shaped bulge; usually applied in a series called a balustrade. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > short baluster1602 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > balustrade > pillar supporting rail baluster1602 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 107 Planched ouer and rayled about, with ballisters. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Balustres Ballisters; little, round, and short pillars, ranked on the outside of Cloisters, Terraces, Galleries, etc. 1697 Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 125 Her Bed-Head was adorned with four Rows of little Copper Ballisters. 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 17 May (1965) I. 358 Marble Gallerys..with marble Balustres. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 37 What are called baluster columns, or short pillars, turned in a lathe, not unlike Elizabethan balusters, bulging in the middle. b. A similar pillar used in a window. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > glazing or dividing bar monial1332 sodlet1332 stay-bar1399 transom1502 mullion1556 munnion1571 calm1577 leading1597 window bar1612 stroke1684 came1688 leads1705 saddle-bar?1733 transom-shaft1813 sash bar1837 baluster1844 baluster column1844 supermonial1846 supermullion1846 astragal1858 wagtail1940 1844 F. A. Paley Church Restorers 5 Belfry windows, each of two lights, separated by a baluster shaft. 1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) Gloss. 241 Baluster, in windows, a small pillar swelling in the middle. 2. A slender upright post or pillar of any shape supporting a rail; in plural a railing or balustrade. ΚΠ a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Shrop. 11 A leaden Tarras, with Railes, and Barristers. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 189 Environed with Rails and Ballasters four square covered with Velvet. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 69 All Ballisters at one peny an Inch. 1665 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building (new ed.) 15 To spare charges of Rails, Barresters and Pedestals. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece ii. 204 An Area..with Balusters or Rails about it. 1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. v. 101 The Sanctuary was a Place in the Choir..separated by Balusters. 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 326 Enriched with balusters of rich bronze. 3. (Usually in plural) The upright posts or rails which support the handrail, and guard the side, of a staircase; often applied to the whole structure of uprights and handrail. Now more usually banister n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > supports of handrail banister?1677 baluster1753 1753 World 22 Nov. 284 The Bedlamites..leaped over the ballisters of the great stair-case. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 200 Balusters are vertical pieces fixed on the steps for supporting the hand-rail. 1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester I. 42 A staircase..of a rich brown colour..so also were the balusters. 4. collective singular. A balustrade, or protective railing. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > balustrade baluster1644 balustrade1644 balustrading1880 1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 67 A border of freestone..with a rail and baluster of pure white marble. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 29 A continuall Baluster or row of rayles. a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 221 These stairs..are so very easy, there is no need of leaning on the iron balluster. 1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. 116 The choir is..separated from the body of the church by a ballister. Categories » 5. Classical Architecture. ‘The lateral part of the volute of an Ionic capital.’ Gwilt. Compounds attributive and in other combinations: baluster column or baluster shaft(see quot. 1855-58); baluster-rail. Esp. in sense ‘having the shape of a baluster’, as baluster handle, baluster jug, baluster pitcher, baluster stem, baluster vase; so baluster-shaped adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass > stem shank1553 shafta1837 stem1836 baluster stem1844 straw-stem1853 stalka1864 Silesian stem1929 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > glazing or dividing bar monial1332 sodlet1332 stay-bar1399 transom1502 mullion1556 munnion1571 calm1577 leading1597 window bar1612 stroke1684 came1688 leads1705 saddle-bar?1733 transom-shaft1813 sash bar1837 baluster1844 baluster column1844 supermonial1846 supermullion1846 astragal1858 wagtail1940 the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [adjective] > style of glass > style of stem knopped1869 baluster-shaped1878 twisted1897 colour twist1915 twisty1929 Silesian-stemmed1961 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail ravel1548 ravelin1626 rail1663 handrail1675 handrailing?1762 baluster-rail1906 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > specific types hanse-pot1561 lily-pot1612 rolwagen1701 campana1802 potiche1829 kelebe1858 Long Eliza1869 rouleau1873 wall-pocket1880 monota1887 wall vase1889 mei ping1915 baluster vase1933 pedestal vase1960 Medici vase1974 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > pitcher > specific types spout pitcher1648 baluster pitcher1938 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > jug > specific types of jug stone juga1616 prochous1800 owl jug1872 Fair Hebe jug1881 masked jug1910 mask jug1912 goat and bee1931 baluster jug1939 society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle > of other shapes handstaff1440 brace1592 potent1688 crutch1831 grip-lug1891 baluster handle1956 pistol grip1972 1844Baluster shaft [see sense 1b]. 1855–58 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Baluster column, the name given to a pillar used in the so-called Saxon architecture of England for a divisional support in windows. 1871 A. W. Franks Catal. Slade Coll. Glass 120 Goblet, with a..baluster stem. 1878 W. J. Cripps Old Eng. Plate x. 292 The foot is much like those of earlier cups, but the stem is different, being formed as acanthus or other leaves, the upper part of it baluster-shaped. 1906 Daily Chron. 28 Sept. 7/5 Going downstairs, his brother wrenched a baluster-rail out of the staircase. 1912 Eng. Hist. Rev. Oct. 832 A rather early baluster-stem cup. 1933 Burlington Mag. July 36/2 A baluster vase..illustrates in its lotus design the type with ornament painted in outline. 1938 Oxoniensia 3 11 The so-called ‘baluster’ pitchers from London, Oxford or York. 1939 Oxoniensia 4 122 The baluster jug from Well 9..supplies a clue to the upper limit of the group. 1956 G. Taylor Silver vii. 149 Saucepans..with everted lips, and a turned wooden baluster handle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1602
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