Banister back
a back of a chair or the like, usually having semicircular spindles between the top rail and the cross rail or seat.
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- Banisters
a bal-ster. sometimes, banisters. the bal-strade of a staircase. historical examples he was coming downstairs with quaking legs; his face was ashen white, and he leaned heavily on the banisters. nana, the miller’s daughter, captain burle, death of olivier becaille emile zola the girl, under a spell of the dead man’s will, came out to […]
- Banja luka
a city in n bosnia and herzegovina. noun a city in nw bosnia-herzegovina, on the vrbas river: scene of battles between the austrians and turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by serb forces (1992–95). pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- Banjarmasin
a seaport on the s coast of borneo, in indonesia. historical examples crawfurd (dictionary, p. 72) conjectures that it is some place in banjarmasin. the philippine islands, 1493-1898, volume xxxiii, 1519-1522 antonio pigafetta noun a port in indonesia, in sw borneo. pop: 527 415 (2000) former spelling bandjarmasin, bandjermasin
- Banjermasin
a seaport on the s coast of borneo, in indonesia. historical examples even at banjermasin, near the south coast, the north-west wind brings annually a rainfall of 60 in., as against 33 in. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 4, slice 3 various horses, introduced by europeans and owned only by the wealthier cl-sses, are found […]
- Banjo clock
a clock of the early 19th century in the u.s., having a drumlike case for the dial mounted on a narrow, tapering body, with a boxlike bottom containing the pendulum and its weight.