bannister

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  1. noun Variant of banister.

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  • He also left some prints on the bannister, just to make it more difficult. —  A Man Lay Dead - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 01: 1934
  • Amongst the confused blur of prints on the knob at the bottom of the bannister were the faint but unmistakable impressions left by two hands that had gripped it from above. —  A Man Lay Dead - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 01: 1934
  • This was not particularly interesting as the prints were not those of any of these persons Then whose We next turned our attention to the outer border of the bottom of the bannister, the wooden base into which the uprights are set. —  A Man Lay Dead - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 01: 1934
  • Her thin young back under the perfectly cut brown tweed of her suit, her red curls, and her small brown hand on the bannister were all suddenly well known and inexpressibly dear to him. —  Traitor's Purse - Margery Allingham - Campion 11
  • His feet were roped to the bannister, his hands were tied at his back, and he was gagged. —  151 - Terror Takes Seven
 

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/ˈbænɪstər/
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