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Definitions for Newel

[1] newel post.
[2] a central pillar or upright from which the steps of a winding stair radiate.
[3] (on an escalator) the horizontal section of railing at the upper or lower end.
[4] the central pillar of a winding staircase, esp one that is made of stone
[5] See newel post

Words related to Newel

pole, panel, shaft, picket, leg, column, pillar, stake, rail, palisade, standard, mast, pile, stud, pedestal, prop, pale, stock, stilt, doorpost

Words nearby Newel

newchwang, newcomb, newcombe, newcomen, newcomer, newel, newel post, newf, newf., newfangled, newfie

Origin of Newel

1325–75; earlier nuel, Middle English nowel < Middle French no(u)el kernel, newel < Late Latin *nucāle, noun use of neuter of nucālis of a nut, nutlike, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux ) nut + -ālis -al1

Word origin for Newel

C14: from Old French nouel knob, from Medieval Latin nōdellus, diminutive of nōdus node

Synonyms for Newel

panel, pole, column, doorpost, leg, mast, pale, palisade, pedestal, picket, pile, pillar, prop, rail, shaft, stake, standard, stilt, stock, stud