spindle
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- noun
- /ˈspɪndəl/
:
balaustre
- She began replacing the comfortable sofas and chairs with spindle-legged fragilities in which most people were rightly afraid to sit.
- spindle chair
- staircase spindles
- railing spindles
Examples
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Helen told him the news in the reverse order in which she had discovered it: first about Canfie, then about the porch spindles.
Fiction book (1993) -
It had carpenter-turned spindles and actual wood headboards.
Fiction book (1998) -
We have a Queen Anne: she has her original spindle wood, hipped roof, and cross gables.
Fiction book (2000) -
Lance had cut out sections of three of the porch spindles, leaving a vaguely rectangular space through which Jack could've passed his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm smoothing the spindles with a sander and I'm setting the headboard on the stiles, which are probably too thin.
Fiction book (1991) -
She watched Jay retrieve his backpack from the spindle-backed deacon's bench that stood against one wall like a ladder resting on its side.
Fiction book (1998) -
When he was settled beside the rail, his face peered through the squat stone spindles—a perfect view, as long as the greengrocer kept his balance.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artisan crafted a beautiful table with elegant spindles that complemented the overall design.
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She admired the intricately designed spindles that formed the railing of the antique staircase.
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The designer chose wooden spindles for the chairs to enhance the rustic charm of the dining room.
Compounds
A small bush with hard white wood and bright fruit used in traditional medicine
- Specialized
A group of trees, shrubs, and vines with bright fruits often eaten by birds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spindle comes from an old word related to spin, which means 'to turn'. A furniture spindle is a thin turned piece of wood (like a small leg or baluster), made by spinning the wood to shape it, so the name reflects the turning process.