Ballister
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ballister is a noun meaning A brace on a brass instrument that helps hold the valves in place.
Meaning
A brace on a brass instrument that helps hold the valves in place.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of baluster; a short pillar.
- (obsolete) A crossbow or ballista.
Example Sentences
It's a ballister shape with handles made of boxwood.
Their ramparts were armed with 3,000 ballisters to shoot javelins with and 500 catapults.
Solid nickel silver ballisters and mouthpipe for longer wear, better tone, ease of blowing.
The choir, which is separated from the body of the church by a ballister, is darkned by the great number of escutcheons affixed to it .
Word Forms
- ballisters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balister, arbalest, arblast, matrass, crossbowwoman, bowstringer.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.