| 单词 |
hand-rail |
| 释义 |
ˈhand-rail A rail or railing supported on balusters or uprights, as a guard or support to the hand at the edge of a platform, stairs, etc.
1793Smeaton Edystone L. §54 The hand-rail of the balcony. 1865Mrs. Whitney Gayworthys ix. (1879) 92 The shattered gig, thrown on its side, crashed up against the handrail of the bridge. 1892J. C. Blomfield Hist. Heyford 46 A wooden staircase with a single handrail. So ˈhandˌrailing, (a) the making of handrails; (b) = handrail.
1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 204 The whole of the art of hand-railing depends on finding the section of a cylinder. a1833J. T. Smith Bk. for a Rainy Day (1845) 65 It was only enclosed by a low and very old hand-railing. 1888Pall Mall G. 3 Oct. 2/1 Classes for..wood carving, etching, hand railing and chasing and repoussé work. |

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