newel post

noun

1. a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.

newel post

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: newel. the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs that supports the handrail

Word History and Origins

Origin of newel post¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Among the artefacts found in the house are two angels, carved from oak, which once stood as newel posts at the foot of the house's main stairway.

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However, the newel post and railing had been replaced during a previous renovation and had a different stain that had yellowed over time, resulting in a kind of Franken-staircase.

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Twin elephants carry newel post lamps on the staircase.

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One luxuriated on a fluffy bedspread by a picture window overlooking Manhattan; another perched on a banister newel post, master of his empty household.

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She paints portraits of people’s homes, focusing on one modest detail — a doorstop, a newel post or the fringed trim of a curtain.

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