Newel Definition

no͝oəl, nyo͝o-
newels
noun
newels
A vertical support at the center of a circular staircase.
American Heritage
The central upright pillar around which the steps of a winding staircase turn.
Webster's New World
The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A novelty; a new thing.

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Noun

Singular:
newel
Plural:
newels

Origin of Newel

  • Middle English nouel, niewel from Old French noiel from Vulgar Latin nōdellus little knot diminutive of Latin nōdulus diminutive of nōdus knot node

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman nuel, Middle French nuel, of uncertain origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • From new +"Ž -el, modelled after novel (“new, original").

    From Wiktionary

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