A newel is the central column supporting spiral stairs or the post that upholds a handrail.
A newel is the central column supporting a spiral staircase or the post supporting a handrail.
| Front | newel \NOO-uhl, NYOO-\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A center column that supports the steps of a spiral staircase. 2. A post supporting the handrail of a staircase. [From Middle English nowel, from Middle French nouel (kernel), from Late Latin nucalis (nutlike), from Latin nuc-, nux (nut).] "Midway through the stair project he appeared with a solid pine stair newel, stripped and sanded." |
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