| Newel (newel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| New"el |
| [From New. Cf.
Novel.] |
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| Newel (newel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| New"el |
| [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..]
(Arch.) |
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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