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newel |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Newel \New"el\, n. [From {New}. Cf {Novel}.] A novelty; a new thing [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Newel \New"el\, n. [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr L. nucalis like a nut, fr nux, nucis, nut. Cf {Nowel} the inner wall of a mold, {Nucleus}..] (Arch.) The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See {Hollow newel}, under {Hollow}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: newel n 1: the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail [syn: {newel post}] 2: the central pillar of a circular staircase
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