Definition of newel
English to English noun - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
source: WordNet 3.0 - the central pillar of a circular staircase
source: WordNet 3.0 - A novelty; a new thing.
source: Webster 1913 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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newel, neel, nowel, newly, neal, nawl, noel, niello, nawalâ, nil, nul, noumenal, nole, noil, nail, null, noll, nale, nile, nila
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