banisteryoudaoicibaDictYouDict[banister 词源字典]
banister: see baluster
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banister (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1660s, unexplained corruption of baluster. As late as 1830 condemned as "vulgar," it is now accepted. Surname Bannister is from Old French banastre "basket," hence, "basket-maker."