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Definitions of newel in various dictionaries:
noun - the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs
noun - the central pillar of a circular staircase
A vertical support at the center of a circular staircase.
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Stair post |
| Banisters end |
| Kind of post |
| Staircase support |
| Bannister terminal |
| Post in a flight |
| Handrail support |
| Handrail feature |
| Stairway post |
| Handrail supporter |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| the central supporting pillar of a spiral or winding staircase. |
| The central supporting pillar of a spiral or winding staircase. |
| A vertical support at the center of a circular staircase. |
| A post that supports a handrail at the bottom or at the landing of a staircase. |
| the central pillar of a circular staircase |
| the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs it supports the handrail |
| Newel description |
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| A newel, also called a central pole or support column, is the central supporting pillar of a staircase. It can also (usually as "newel post") refer to an upright post that supports the handrail of a stair banister. In stairs having straight flights it is the principal post at the foot of the staircase, but the term can also be used for the intermediate posts on landings and at the top of a staircase. Although its primary purpose is structural, newels have long been adorned with decorative trim and designed with different architectural styles.Newels are sometimes called solid newels in distinction from hollow newels due to varying techniques of construction. Newel posts turned on a lathe are solid pieces that can be highly decorative, they typically need to be fixed to a square newel base for installation. Hollow newels are known more accurately as box newel posts. In historic homes, it is believed that the house plans were placed in the newel upon completion of the house before the |