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View synonyms for newel
newel
[ noo-uhl, nyoo- ]
noun
- a central pillar or upright from which the steps of a winding stair radiate.
- (on an escalator) the horizontal section of railing at the upper or lower end.
newel
/ ˈnjuːəl /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of newel1
C14: from Old French nouel knob, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, diminutive of nōdus node
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Example Sentences
It was about the size of a dinner-plate, and lay on the newel-post as I came down stairs one morning.
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She groped carefully for the newel-post, for going down was more dangerous than coming up, and she feared she might fall headlong.
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Some asked us questions, others threatened us, so that we thought it wisdom to leave and go to the house of Newel Knight.
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The corners of Mr. Gryce's mouth betrayed that he noted this change, but he did not turn away from the newel-post.
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Limply he sagged against the newel-post, a sorry picture of grief and pain.
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