For Baluster we have terms and definitions in 8 topics. The topics are Antiques, Architecture, Art, Furniture, Glass, Interior Design, Landscape and Real Estate.

Baluster (Antiques)

A turned vertical post or upright support, resembling a column. (banister)

Baluster (Architecture)

Any of the small posts that make up a railing as in a staircase; may be plain, turned, or pierced.

Baluster (Art)

One of the upright supports of a handrail or chair back. Also called a banister.

Baluster (Furniture)

Small turned, square, or flat column that supports a rail; also used to form chair backs.

Baluster (Glass)

A type of English drinking glass of the late 17th and 18th centuries, with the stem in the form of a baluster. (In architecture, a baluster is a short vertical support with a circular section and a vaselike outline.)

Baluster (Interior Design)

Vertical support with soft, rounded edges in a profile shaped like a vase, typically made of wood or stone SEE SPINDLE

Baluster (Landscape)

One of a series of short vertical posts that support a rail and form a balustrade, often forming the roofline of a building as well as the border of a staircase or porch.

Baluster (Real Estate)

Any of the vertical supports for a stair, balcony or railing.

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