Definitions
the central pillar of a circular staircase
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English nowel, *newel, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of noil and noyau.
Used in a sentence
“We went along the hall to the end and up a flight of stairs with a carved handrail and newel post.”
“1882: Edmund Spenser (Alexander Balloch Grosart, ed) The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Edmund Spenser He was so enamoured with the newel.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Central stair post”5 letters
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