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1. (n.) newel
a central pillar or upright from which the steps of a winding stair radiate.
Etymology: (1325–75; earlier nuel, ME nowel < MF no(u)el kernel, newel < LL *nucāle, n. use of neut. of nucālis of a nut, nutlike, der. of L nuc- (s. of nux) nut)
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1. (noun) newel post, newel
the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
2. (noun) newel
the central pillar of a circular staircase
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1. (noun) newel
a novelty; a new thing
2. (noun) newel
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
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