Definition of newel Newel
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What does newel mean?
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NounPlural: newels |
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| newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase | ||
| newel - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail | ||
| newel post | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- newel (n.)
A novelty; a new thing. - newel (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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newel
nū′el, n. (archit.) the upright column about which the steps of a circular staircase wind. [O. Fr. nual (Fr. noyau), stone of fruit—Low L. nucalis, like a nut—L. nux, nucis, a nut.] -
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nū′el, n. (Spens.) a new thing: a novelty
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🔤- newel, noun, singular of newels.
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