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Definition of Newel
1. Noun. The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail.
2. Noun. The central pillar of a circular staircase.
Definition of Newel
1. n. A novelty; a new thing.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Newel
1. a staircase support [n -S]
Medical Definition of Newel
1. 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. Origin: OF. Nual, F. Noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. Nucalis like a nut, fr. Nux, nucis, nut. Cf Nowel the inner wall of a mold, Nucleus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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