newel
IPA: nˈuʌɫ
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.
- (obsolete) A novelty; a new thing.
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Examples of "newel" in Sentences
- It has finely carved balusters and newels.
- The building has newel posts and balusters.
- It is decorated with a turned newel post and balusters.
- The staircase has a finely turned newel and balustrade.
- Newel is in fact the largest antique dealer on the planet.
- In the north east corner a newel staircase leads to the roof.
- There are vaulted chambers in the basement, and a newel stair.
- Visually, it looks like half the newel is embedded in the wall.
- In the third book Newel and Doren are affected by the Shadow Plague.
- A newel is the upright post which supports the handrail of a stair banister.
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