Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished with balusters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having balusters.
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Examples
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In the foyer Yum Yum discovered the balustered staircase and ran up and down like a pianist practicing scales.
The Cat Who Moved A Mountain Braun, Lilian Jackson 1992
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She was gazing in wonder at the foyer's amber leather walls and grand staircase, extravagantly wide and elaborately balustered.
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare Braun, Lilian Jackson 1988
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It is of dark red brick with stone courses, and a tall slate roof behind its balustered parapet.
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A sudden desire to look at the topmost shelves made her cross to the great step-ladder and climb to its balustered pulpit.
Anthony Lyveden Dornford Yates 1922
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A slim-balustered staircase, wide and shallow and once creamy-white, climbed out of it under a long oval window.
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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In the face of the wind, which was blowing with force, Madame ascended to the highest point of the chateau, the platform of the lantern called Fleur-de-Lis at the end of the famous double balustered staircase.
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X Arthur L��on Imbert de Saint-Amand 1867
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At once she hastened towards the balustered steps that led from the terrace to the orchard.
Samuel Brohl and Company Victor Cherbuliez 1864
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