Category:Newel

New"el, n. Etym: [from new. Cf. Novel.]

Defn: a novelty; a new thing. [obs.] Spenser.

Newel New"el, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.