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Newel
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (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.