newel

new·el

 (no͞o′əl, nyo͞o′-)

n.

1. A vertical support at the center of a circular staircase.

2. A post that supports a handrail at the bottom or at the landing of a staircase.

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[Middle English nouel, niewel, from Old French noiel, from Vulgar Latin *nōdellus, little knot, diminutive of Latin nōdulus, diminutive of nōdus, knot; see node.]

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newel

or

newell

n

1. (Architecture) the central pillar of a winding staircase, esp one that is made of stone

2. (Architecture) short for newel post

[C14: from Old French nouel knob, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, diminutive of nōdus node]

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new•el

(ˈnu əl, ˈnyu-)

n.

1. newel post.

2. a central pillar or upright from which the steps of a winding stair radiate.

[1325–75; earlier nuel, Middle English nowel < Middle French no(u)el kernel, newel < Late Latin *nucāle, n. use of neuter of nucālis of a nut, nutlike, derivative of Latin nuc- (s. of nux) nut]

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newel

- The main post at the bottom of a banister or stairway.

See also related terms for stairway.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	newel - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail newel post post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
	2.	newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

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Translations

keskipilari

noyau

słupek balustrady schodowej

newel

[ˈnjuːəl] newel post [ˌnjuːəlˈpəʊst] N → poste m (de una escalera)

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newel

n (of spiral staircase) → Spindel f; (supporting banister) → Pfosten m

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