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newel
UK /ˈnjuː.əl/ US /ˈnu.əl/
noun 3
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2VERB + NEWEL
carved, enamoured
PREP.
with
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noun
1
A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.
2
A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.
We went along the hall to the end and up a flight of stairs with a carved handrail and newel post.
noun
1
A novelty; a new thing.
1882: Edmund Spenser (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser He was so enamoured with the newel.
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We went along the hall to the end and up a flight of stairs with a carved handrail and newel post.
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1882: Edmund Spenser (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser He was so enamoured with the newel.
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