stair-rail

He could see nothing, but by clinging to the stair-rail managed to make progress.

"The Barrier" by Harl Vincent, part 4 Johnny Pez 2009

She was leaning over the stair-rail, and the butler had disappeared.

Over the River 2004

But the first native who placed his hand on the stair-rail, struck from behind by some invisible force, I know not what, fled, uttering the most fearful cries and making the wildest contortions.

Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 2003

He stood with one hand on the stair-rail and said:

A Wanderer Plays on Muted Strings 2003

Reaching the hall above he leaned over the stair-rail and listened; far in the distance, in the dining-room, he heard voices.

Murder Canyon Blacher, Joan 2002

He clenched his free hand on the stair-rail, grimly, as his knees went to jelly.

The White Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1995

My body trembled 'til I had to hold tight to the stair-rail to keep from fallin', and I felt the hair risin 'up all over my head.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

The doctor's voice cut in upon her, dominating, brutal even, a tone that caused Esther to gasp and clutch the stair-rail.

Juggernaut Alice Campbell

Then, at Caleb's reply, which went hurtling back at him, the girl was crouching, white and still, and clutching at the stair-rail.

Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans

It had never been absent all his life, and he had grown used to making the descent of the stairs clinging firmly to the stair-rail.

The Nervous Child Hector Charles Cameron