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Definition of 'newel'Etymology 1
From (etyl) nuel, (etyl) nuel, of uncertain origin.
Noun
( en-noun)
(architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.
(architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.
* 1943 , (Raymond Chandler), The High Window , Penguin 2005, p. 238:
- We went along the hall to the end and up a flight of stairs with a carved handrail and newel post.
Synonyms
* (central pillar of a staircase spiral) spindle
Etymology 2
From .
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A novelty; a new thing.
* 1882 : (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser
- He was so enamoured with the newel .
Similar to 'newel'null, nail, noll, noel, nill, nowel, noil, nowell, noyl, nall, nawl, nuel, neal, nahual
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